Status:
COMPLETED
Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents in School-based Clinics
Lead Sponsor:
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
FEMALE
12-18 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will assess the effectiveness of group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-AG) versus treatment as usual (TAU) in improving the treatment of depressed adolescents in school-based health clinic...
Detailed Description
Depression is a serious medical condition. It occurs in people of all ages, but only in the past two decades has depression in children and adolescents been taken seriously. Children and adolescents w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Meets diagnostic criteria for major depression, dysthymic disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified, or adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- Score of 24 or greater on the CES-D
- Score between 10 and 28 on the HRSD
- Score of 65 or less on the C-GAS
- English-speaking
- Parental or legal guardian consent to participate
Exclusion
- Actively suicidal
- Score greater than 28 on the HRSD
- Mentally retarded
- Any life threatening medical illness
- Meets diagnostic criteria for current substance abuse, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder
- Any evidence of psychosis, conduct disorder, or active eating disorder
- Currently in active treatment for depression
- Taking antidepressant medication at the time of baseline assessment
- Recent death of someone close
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00270244
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2008
Last Update
December 30 2011
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