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

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T1R8