European Comparative Effectiveness Research on Internet-based Depression Treatment in Poland

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, WARSAW · Mar 10, 2015

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Introduction

Good mental health is of high value from an individual, economic and social perspective. Depression is a serious threat to such a good mental health and highly prevalent worldwide. On a yearly basis about 7% of the European population (around 30 million people) suffer from a major depression (MDD) (Wittchen et al., 2011). If we take subclinical forms of depression into account the prevalence rises up to 15%.

Depression is not only highly prevalent; it is marked by disabling emotional and physical symptoms. It has a severe negative impact on mental wellbeing, quality of life a...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for MDD as confirmed by the telephone administered MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview version 5.0 and a score a score of 5 or higher on the PHQ-9 screening questionnaire.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Current high risk for suicide according to the MINI Interview section C
• • Serious psychiatric co-morbidity: substance dependence, bipolar affective disorder, psychotic illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, as established at the MINI interview
• • Currently receiving psychological treatment for depression in primary or specialised mental health care
• • Being unable to comprehend the spoken and written Polish
• • Not having access to a PC and fast Internet connection (i.e. broadband or comparable).
• • Not having a Smart phone that is compatible with the mobile component of the intervention that is offered or not willing to carry a Smartphone if one is provided with one by the research team for the study duration.