A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial of Memory Specificity Training (MEST) for Depression
Major Depressive DisorderDepressive SymptomsDepression involves the tendency to recall overgeneral personal memories, a phenomenon which has been linked to numerous adverse psychological outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a group-based Memory Specificity Training (MEST) programme improves outcomes in depression, and how this compares to an education and support control group. The primary aim is to examine whether MEST, which involves repeated practice retrieving specific autobiographical memories reduces depressive symptoms immediately post-treatment, and whether this is maintained 3 months after treatment. The secondary objective of this trial is to examine the role of hypothesised cognitive processes (ie., rumination, executive control, cognitive avoidance) which may underlie improvements in depression and memory.
Sleep, Wake and Light Therapy for Depression
DepressionDepressive Disorder4 moreThe aim of this study is to determine if altering the pattern of one's sleep and having light therapy can speed up the treatment of depression. In the UK, the large majority of patients with depression in the NHS are treated in the community, and one of the major objectives of the study one is to determine if this therapy is a practical treatment in the community. We will be comparing two treatments: Sleep Therapy and a Light Box: Participants will be given information and advice on how to get a good night's sleep. Participants will be given a light box to use in the morning for 1 week. Treatment with a light box will last 30 minutes when a person gets up. Participants may continue to have any treatment as usual (for example medication or talking therapies). Wake therapy and a Light Box: Participants will be helped to change the pattern of sleep by depriving participants of sleep for one night. Participants will go bed at 5pm on the following day for 8 hours and get up at 1am. Participants' sleep will then be advanced by 2 hours each night for the next three nights. Participants will be also given a light box to use in the morning for 1 week. Treatment with a light box will last 30 minutes when participants get up. Participants may continue to have any treatment as usual (for example medication or talking therapies).
Treating Smokers With Mental Illness
Smoking CessationCigarette Smoking6 moreThis is a smoking cessation study that will enroll smokers who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness. The study will use a combination of intensive tobacco treatment counseling and nicotine replacement therapy to assist smokers in cutting back on and quitting smoking over the course of six months.
Promote Access to Stop Suicide: Comparison of Follow up Services for Youth at Risk for Suicide
SuicideDepressive Disorder4 moreThis research study is designed to answer specific questions about new ways to provide services for youth at-risk of suicide.
Stepped Care for Depression in Heart Failure
Heart FailureDepressive Disorder1 moreThis study evaluates stepped care for depression in patients with heart failure (HF). The stepped care intervention consists of individualized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Half of the participants will receive stepped care and half will receive usual care for depression; all participants will receive heart failure self-care education and support. The primary aims are to determine whether stepped care is superior to usual care for depression, and whether treating depression improves heart failure self-care outcomes.
Effect of Self-administered tDCS in Patients With MDD
Major Depressive DisorderIn this randomized, single-blinded clinical trial, 58 patients with major depressive disorder were assigned to active and sham tDCS stimulation groups in a 1:1 ratio, and treatment responses were evaluated biweekly over six weeks.
Ketamine or Placebo in Patients With Major Depression and Advanced Cancer
Major Depressive DisorderAdvanced CancerMajor depression (MD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness, anhedonia or a decreased perception of pleasurable experiences, as well as appetite alterations and weight variations, sleep disorders, altered psychomotor skills, fatigue, guilt, decreased self-worth, suicidal thoughts and difficulty concentrating in a task (1). MD is a frequent complication in patients who are diagnosed with advanced cancer.
OMT as an Adjunctive Treatment in MDD
Major Depressive Disorderparticipants will be receiving OMT 1x/week for 8 weeks. Each appointment with be a duration of 30 minutes. Patients will be required to fill out PHQ-9 and SSS-8 questionnaires before beginning the study and following the conclusion of the study.
A Study of LY2216684 and Theophylline in Healthy Subjects
Major Depressive DisorderThe primary objective of this study is to confirm that LY2216684 is not an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) in healthy participants using theophylline as a probe substrate for the enzyme. Because LY2216684 has been observed to increase heart rate in some healthy participants, this study will also assess heart rate when coadministered with theophylline.
Neurocognition and Work Productivity in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Major Depressive DisorderThis study will investigate the relationships between subjective cognitive complaints, neurocognitive deficits, and work productivity in participants with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), before and after 8 weeks of treatment with an antidepressant medication. Our hypothesis is that, in working participants with MDD of at least moderate severity, neurocognitive deficits will predict poorer work functioning and productivity.