
Randomised Placebo-controlled Venlafaxine-referenced Study of Efficacy and Safety of 5 and 10 mg...
Major Depressive DisorderThe purpose of this Venlafaxine-referenced study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of two fixed doses of Vortioxetine in the acute treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

Ziprasidone Augmentation of SSRIs for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) That do Not...
Major Depressive DisorderThe purpose of this study is to see if adding the study drug, ziprasidone, to an antidepressant medication helps improve symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We are studying the drug's effectiveness in treating depression, as well as its safety when it is added to another drug. Hypothesis A: There will be a difference in the percentage of responders in the two treatment conditions during phase 2; response rates will be higher for the ziprasidone group.

The Combination of Aripiprazole and Antidepressants in Psychotic Major Depression
Psychotic DepressionThe purpose of the study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of the combination of aripiprazole (Abilify) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in subjects with psychotic major depression.

Patient Tolerability Study of GSK163090
Depressive DisorderMajor1 moreThe purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of a new drug, GSK163090, which is being developed for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.

Riluzole in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Bipolar DepressionBipolar disorder is a common and often chronic and debilitating mental illness. The depressive phase of bipolar disorder contributes the largest portion of the disorder, and treatment resistant bipolar depression represents a significant public health problem. Recent research has suggested that bipolar depression is associated with elevated brain glutamate activity. We hypothesize that riluzole, a drug approved for ALS which inhibits glutamate activity, will lead to clinical improvement in patients with bipolar depression.

Antidepressant Therapy in Treating Bipolar Type II Major Depression
Bipolar DisorderDepressionThis study will compare the safety and effectiveness of antidepressant therapy versus mood stabilizing therapy in treating people with bipolar type II major depression.

Childhood Adversity, Genetic Polymorphisms and Stress in First Onset Major Depression
DepressionThe Blue Sky Project, a 5-year study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, seeks to examine how genetics and early life experiences work together to cause a person's very first onset of depression by increasing sensitivity to stress.

Developing a Self-Management Program for People With Depression and Chronic Medical Illness
DepressionThis study seeks to adapt an existing chronic disease self-management program for people with both chronic medical illness and depression.

Does Dual Therapy Hasten Antidepressant Response?
Major Depressive DisorderThis study will utilize a randomized double-blind design to evaluate whether initial treatment with two anti-depressant medications (escitalopram and bupropion) results in more rapid remission and greater over-all remission rates than either monotherapy in 240 depressed subjects.

Relapse Prevention for Suicidal Dually Diagnosed Youths
SuicideAttempted4 moreThe purpose of this study is to develop, refine, and pilot test an augmenting cognitive behavior relapse prevention intervention (CBT-RP) for suicidal, depressed, and alcohol/substance abusing adolescents. No hypotheses are being tested, but it is expected that CBT-RP in addition to treatment as usual will result in improved outcomes relative to treatment as usual alone.