Status:
COMPLETED
A Letter Intervention in Primary Care Patients to Improve Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
Bayside Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Beyondblue (The National Depression Initiative)
Conditions:
Depression
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Currently patients thought to have anxiety or depression by their GPs are referred to the Primary Mental Health Team (PMHEIT) for psychiatric assessment. This assessment consists of a one-hour intervi...
Detailed Description
In 2004, the UK National Health Service mandated the practice of sending patients copies of all correspondence between clinicians involved in their care. Such a policy is consistent with the principle...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of primary depressive or anxiety disorder
- gender (males and females both eligible)
Exclusion
- primary substance abuse disorder (though co-morbid substance abuse will not be an exclusion criterion)
- significant personality disorder
- psychosis
- high suicidal risk or risk of harm to others
- inability to speak and read English to a standard that allows independent completion of the questionnaires
- under 18 years of age
- incapable of giving consent
- significant medical condition
- clinician discretion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00307697
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
November 28 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Primary Mental Health and Early Intervention Team
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3181