Dysthymia: Associated Costs, Treatment and Change Process
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorModum Bad
About this trial
The study evaluates cost and effect of inpatient versus outpatient treatment of dysthymia, as well as investigates the processes through which psychotherapy works in treating dysthymia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Inclusion criteria will be liberal and similar to clinical practice criteria at the treatment site: Persistent depressive disorder as defined by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM5); which includes an International classification of disorders-10 (ICD-10) diagnosis of depression, dysthymia, recurrent depression. unsuccessful previous treatments. living within driving distance from the treatment facilities.
Disqualifiers
current suicidal risk, current psychosis, marked emotional instability (i.e. issues with impulsivity), strong paranoid traits, current problems related to heavy substance abuse.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Psychotherapy
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1Modum Bad3370, VikersundBuskerud, Norway
Sponsors and collaborators
Modum Bad
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov