Status:
COMPLETED
Supportive Expressive Therapy for Depressed and Anxious Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Conditions:
Depression
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of providing Supportive Expressive Therapy to adolescents who are depressed and/or anxious.
Detailed Description
Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET; a 16 session manualized form of psychodynamic therapy) has been well utilized with adult clients. To date, there is no known systematic study into the benefit of th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 15-24 year old, male \& female adolescents, primary diagnosis of depression or anxiety disorder.
- Clients with co-morbid diagnoses, suicidal ideation or taking medication would not necessarily be excluded if deemed able to partake in the proposed therapy.
- Medication dose needs to be stable for 4-6 weeks prior to starting therapy.
Exclusion
- Clients who are actively psychotic, developmentally delayed, or have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
- Clients who are not fluent in English.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00381979
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
October 22 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T1R8