Status:

TERMINATED

Family Based Treatment of Depressed Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

Helse Stavanger HF

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Research Council of Norway

Conditions:

Depressive Disorder

Mood Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-17 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to assess the effectiveness of a family-based therapy (Attachment based family therapy-ABFT) for Norwegian adolescents (13-17 years) referred to specialist mental heath ...

Detailed Description

Depression is a major public health concern among adolescents. Research suggests that it not only is prevalent among adolescents (as many as 20% of adolescents have a depressive episode by the age of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 13-17 years
  • Referred to specialist mental health hospital
  • HAM-D score of \>14
  • Meets diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder or depression NOS
  • Have a parent or guardian willing to participate

Exclusion

  • Suicidal and require in-patient care
  • Low intellectual abilities
  • Current psychosis
  • primary caregiver unwilling to participate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00700609

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

July 31 2015

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, 4095