Active clinical trials for "Depressive Disorder"

The symptomatic and clinical expression of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents is strongly influenced by the cultural setting they are growing up in. These cultural variations complicate psychiatric care, especially for migrant children, for whom appropriate care must be designed. Transcultural psychotherapy is an original psychotherapeutic technique developed to meet these specific requirements in France and in different European and American countries. Its theoretical and methodological foundations rest on the works of George Devereux in ethnopsychiatry (1970). A psychotherapeutic technique intended for first-generation migrants was developed by Tobie Nathan and coll (1986). Marie-Rose Moro and colleagues (1990) have adapted this technique to second-generation migrants. Indicated as a second-line treatment after the failure of standard management, this technique is fully formalized today. It comprises group consultations for the child and the family as a one-hour session each month, directed by a principal therapist, assisted by a group of co-therapists (of diverse cultural origins and occupations) and an interpreter in the family's mother tongue. The concept of culture is used to establish the therapeutic alliance, decode the symptoms, and propose treatment. The children and adolescents receiving this treatment have varied psychopathological profiles, mostly involving depressive and/or anxiety disorders. Specifically, migrants' children are especially vulnerable to depression, their psychiatric care is generally longer and less effective than in the general population, and their rate of treatment failure higher. Transcultural psychotherapy has demonstrated its value in these situations in numerous qualitative studies, but its efficacy has not yet been assessed by a method providing a high level of evidence, such as randomized controlled trials.

As part of their work, emergency first responders, such as paramedics and emergency medical dispatchers are exposed daily to traumatic events. These traumatic events can have many impacts on mental health, such as acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Research has shown that intervening early after exposure to a traumatic event helps to identify people at risk and to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder. The Psychological First Aid approach originally developed for mass traumas, is an intervention advocated by international experts today following a traumatic event. However, this approach is still very little studied, especially when it is part of an organization of emergency first responders. It therefore still lacks scientific validity. The main objective of this research will be to assess whether the Psychological First Aid program provided by peer-support workers helps to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.

This study is a pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation challenges of an intervention using volunteer 'Health Champions' matched with service users to support service their physical health goals.

This study evaluates the impact of a longitudinal remote consultation (LRC) implementation strategy for collaborative care depression treatment among perinatal women. All participating health centers will receive training in collaborative care. Cluster randomization will be used to assign the addition of LRC to select health centers. Differences in implementation success, clinical outcomes, and costs will be compared after a 12 month implementation period and 13-21 month sustainment period.

Behavioral activation (BA) is a low cost, evidence-based intervention that can be effective in treating depression and anxiety. We have developed a behavioural activation card game for clients receiving treatment through the Crisis Team and Traditional Case Management (TCM) in Kingston, ON. The game is designed to integrate behavioural activation tools into daily life while receiving points for completion of the each Activity Challenge, which are divided into 4 areas (ACE4), with the goal to receive maximum amount of points in the timeframe of the study. Using a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design, participants (n=40) will be assigned to one of two groups, with the intervention group receiving ACE4 and treatment as usual (TAU) and the control group only receiving TAU. Assessments will be carried out upon entry to the study and at the end of the intervention period (8 weeks). Assessments will be completed using the WHODAS 2.0 (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule), HADS (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and CORE (Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation). We hypothesize that the treatment group receiving the ACE4 intervention will show improvement in overall mental state. Analyses will be conducted using SPSSv16, an analysis of covariance and t-test, and a binary logistic regression analysis will be used to investigate factors that predict good outcomes. Results will be published in international journals and presented at conferences with an aim towards being applied to clinics in Pakistan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) has been proven as an effective intervention for the non-pharmacological treatment of insomnia. This study hypothesizes app programs of smart phone would enhance the compliance and performance of behavioral intervention of CBT-I. During a 3-year study period, 3 app modules, including electronic sleep diary along with message reminder system, social persuasion system and Tai-Chi practice system will be tested subsequently for their efficacy.

This study will determine the effectiveness of adding a parent-involved intervention to cognitive behavior therapy in reducing depressive symptoms among Latino adolescents with depression.

**This study never received IRB approval and no participants were ever enrolled** The purpose of this study is to determine if adding over the counter nutritional supplements will have a benefit to participants currently taking prescribed antidepressants who have not experienced complete remission of their depression symptoms.

Depression, screened using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Short Form, has recently been found to be associated with a 3-fold increase in 1-year mortality after aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients aged 70 or older. The main objective of the study is to evaluate whether the 1-year incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), evaluated according to the valve academic research consortium 2 (VARC-2 criteria), in patients aged 75 or older who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), should be similar in patients with depression systematically screened (using the 15-item GDS score), confirmed, and handled by a psychiatrist, and in patients without depression detected, after adjusting for frailty criteria and comorbidities.

Depression and anxiety are increasingly common conditions for which primary care providers (PCPs) serve as the initial healthcare contact for most patients. Comorbid depression and anxiety result in higher costs, and treatment as usual, which is referrals to specialty psychiatric care, often contribute to delays in care. Collaborative psychiatric care is an evidence-based strategy to increase mental healthcare access while reducing costs. ADAPT is a novel collaborative care model. By using technology-driven appointments with providers, ADAPT increases access to mental healthcare, and reduces member wait times. This mixed methods study will assess implementation measures of the ADAPT program and the components of ADAPT related to patient mental health improvement compared to specialty mental health care. The hypothesis is that: ADAPT program will have good program reach and efficacy. We will examine program implementation and maintenance. Further, the study looks to uncover member and program characteristics that are associated with depression and anxiety remission and care utilization.