Investigating the Effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for Treating Major Depression in a Chinese American Nursing Home

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Conditions studied: Major Depressive Disorder

In brief

The current use of telepsychiatry, or psychiatric care using videoconferencing, is very limited. The present study investigates the use of this method with a depressed Chinese American population in a nursing home. It is believed that this population can benefit from telepsychiatric treatment when used in collaboration with the primary care they receive in the nursing home.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00505518

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

9

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2007-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
• Patient at South Cove Manor Nursing Home
• Referred by nursing staff for psychiatric consultation

You may not qualify if…

• Not competent to participate in psychiatric interviews

Where it is running

• Depression and Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• South Cove Manor — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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