Telemedicine for Women With Anhedonia in Bipolar and Unipolar Disorder

Launched by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · Jul 9, 2015

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ClinConnect Summary

Prospective volunteers will be screened by phone and, if eligible, invited to a clinical evaluation in the laboratory, located at Northwestern University. At the laboratory, prospective volunteers complete written informed consent and learn about the study.

All evaluations will measure the following variables: Anhedonia will be assessed using the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale, Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale, and Effort-Expenditure for Rewards Task; Mood symptoms will be assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Versio...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Currently experiencing a score ≥ 20 on a clinician-administered scale of anhedonia
• • Currently experiencing two or more symptoms of depression with bipolar disorder either Type I or II (one of these symptoms should be anhedonia) OR
• • Currently experiencing two or more symptoms of unipolar depression, without current psychotic features (one of these symptoms should be anhedonia)
• • Currently on a medication for a mood disorder
• • Proficiency in English
• • Able to provide informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Current psychosis (schizoaffective, schizophreniform, delusional disorder)
• • Current suicide risk sufficient to preclude treatment on an outpatient basis
• • Severe, unstable concurrent psychiatric conditions likely to require hospitalization within six months (ex. hazardous substance use evidenced by a score \> 10 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test or \> 2 on the Drug Use Disorders identification Test)
• • Current incarcerated or on probation due to criminal allegations
• • Currently pregnant
• • Cognitive impairment
• • Those living in the United States on a VISA
• • Those currently in psychotherapy