Depression: The Search for Treatment-Relevant Phenotypes-Pilot Study
Major Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Major Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men and women 2 Age 18-65 3. Currently experiencing an episode of major depression 4. Not currently receiving effective treatment 5. Females of childbearing potential: practicing an acceptable form of birth control 6. Subjects with suicidal ideation are eligible as long as outpatient treatment is deemed safe 7. Willingness and ability to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: History of manic or hypomanic episodes; History of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder; Current primary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa; Current psychosis; Drug and/or alcohol dependence or abuse within the past three months (episodic abuse related to mood episodes will not exclude a subject); Antisocial personality disorder (other Axis II disorders will not be exclusionary); Organic affective syndrome; Renal or liver disease; Epilepsy; Cardiovascular disease; Uncontrolled illnesses, including untreated hypertension or unstable endocrine diseases. Women who are or are plan to become pregnant during the course of this study Subjects who require inpatient treatment because of suicidal risk or psychosis Subjects with a well-documented history of an inability to tolerate one of the study treatments or are currently receiving treatment with an effective antidepressant therapy
Sites / Locations
- Western Psychaitric Institute and Clinic