Motivationally-Enhanced Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Mothers of Ill Children

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will investigate the effectiveness of motivationally-enhanced brief interpersonal psychotherapy (MI-IPT-B) in treating depression in mothers who bring their children to a child mental health clinic for psychiatric treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00245193

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

50

Starts

2003-04-01

Expected to finish

2006-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Biological or adoptive mother whose child between the ages of 6 and 18 is treated in the Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Center or the Center for Children and Families (CCF)
• Mother lives with and has custody of the child receiving treatment
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for current unipolar depressive disorder (e.g., dysthymic disorder, depressive disorder, or single or recurrent episodes of major depressive disorder)
• Score of greater than 16 on the Beck Depression Inventory
• Score of greater than 15 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (17-item)
• Willingness to maintain existing stable dose of antidepressant medication throughout the study if currently on medication and still experiencing symptoms of depression
• Willingness of child (treated in STAR clinic or CCF) to give informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Currently receiving antidepressant medication at sub-therapeutic doses or at therapeutic doses but for an inadequate period of time to assess response
• Current dose of medication has not been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to study enrollment
• Suicidal or homicidal
• Requires hospitalization
• At risk for child abuse or neglect and requires intervention
• Simultaneous psychotic disorder or organic mental disorder
• History of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months of study enrollment
• History of a prior manic episode
• Significant medical illness that might explain depressive symptoms (e.g., epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, liver dysfunction, unstable endocrine disease)
• Not fluent in English
• Severe cognitive deficits that would interfere with psychotherapy treatment
• Currently receiving another form of individual psychotherapy or couples therapy (except for participation in a support group, such as Alcoholics Anonymous)

Where it is running

• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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