Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (ATLAS)

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Treatment; Behavioral: Internet-delivered structured support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01532219

GA-DEPANX2012-APT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall aim of this study is to develop and test a psychodynamic Internet-delivered psychological treatment for patients with major depression and/or anxiety disorders and compare its efficacy to an active control group.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety disorder, Depressive Disorder NOS or Anxiety Disorder NOS
• 10 or higher on the PHQ-9 or on the GAD-7 at pre-treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Primary diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Severe psychiatric condition (e.g. psychosis or bipolar disorder)
• Alcohol abuse (more than 16 on the AUDIT)
• Suicidal (measured in diagnostic interview)
• Changed medication during the last three months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the experimental condition will receive 8 text-modules delivered as guided self-help, via the Internet. The intervention lasts for 10 weeks and includes weekly contacts with a therapist via a secure online environment similar to e-mail. The treatment is a short-term psychodynamic treatment psychodynamic treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Treatment

Internet-delivered structured support

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the active control condition will receive a structured support treatment via the Internet. The intervention lasts for 10 weeks and includes weekly contacts with a therapist via a secure online environment similar to e-mail.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-delivered structured support