Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy for MDD After Remission on Psychology and Neuroimaging

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of residual symptoms and psychosocial factors affecting recovery of psychosocial functions in MDD patients who reach remission, and investigate the recovery process of psychosocial functions. The investigators suppose that even the patient is well-treated by drug,there are still many residual symptoms,and they also exist different degree of damage in the structure and functions of brain. CBT could help them obtain better recovery,especially in psychosocial functions.

Timeline

Start

2011-01

Primary completion

2014-01

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Background Mattisson C, Bogren M, Horstmann V, Munk-Jorgensen P, Nettelbladt P. The long-term course of depressive disorders in the Lundby Study. Psychol Med. 2007 Jun;37(6):883-91. doi: 10.1017/S0033291707000074. Epub 2007 Feb 19.
• Background Kuehner C. An evaluation of the 'Coping with Depression Course' for relapse prevention with unipolar depressed patients. Psychother Psychosom. 2005;74(4):254-9. doi: 10.1159/000085150.
• Background Paykel ES, Scott J, Teasdale JD, Johnson AL, Garland A, Moore R, Jenaway A, Cornwall PL, Hayhurst H, Abbott R, Pope M. Prevention of relapse in residual depression by cognitive therapy: a controlled trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999 Sep;56(9):829-35. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.9.829.
• Background Watkins E, Scott J, Wingrove J, Rimes K, Bathurst N, Steiner H, Kennell-Webb S, Moulds M, Malliaris Y. Rumination-focused cognitive behaviour therapy for residual depression: a case series. Behav Res Ther. 2007 Sep;45(9):2144-54. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.09.018. Epub 2007 Mar 26.
• Background Petersen TJ. Enhancing the efficacy of antidepressants with psychotherapy. J Psychopharmacol. 2006 May;20(3 Suppl):19-28. doi: 10.1177/1359786806064314.
• Background Vitiello B. Combined cognitive-behavioural therapy and pharmacotherapy for adolescent depression: Does it improve outcomes compared with monotherapy? CNS Drugs. 2009;23(4):271-80. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200923040-00001.
• Background Scott J, Teasdale JD, Paykel ES, Johnson AL, Abbott R, Hayhurst H, Moore R, Garland A. Effects of cognitive therapy on psychological symptoms and social functioning in residual depression. Br J Psychiatry. 2000 Nov;177:440-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.177.5.440.
• Zhong J, Xu J, Wang Z, Yang H, Li J, Yu H, Huang W, Wan C, Ma H, Zhang N. Changes in brain functional networks in remitted major depressive disorder: a six-month follow-up study. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 28;23(1):628. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05082-3.

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