Purpose

This is a randomized study that compares two ways of conducting antidepressant therapy with Hispanics suffering from major depressive disorder: the standard approach vs. an approach that integrates techniques from motivational interviewing. Participants will receive 9 months of treatment, including medication, at no cost to them. They will also receive $25 for each completed independent evaluation. Visits occur weekly for three consecutive weeks, then biweekly until the end of the second month, then monthly.

Type of Study: Clinical Trial
Setting of Study: outpatient
Clinical Trials.gov number: NCT00564278
Providing Clinical Treatment?: Yes
No Cost Treatment?: Yes
Care is provided in languages: English and Spanish

Study Activities

Filling Out Forms
Provides Payment: Compensation for study related procedures

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years - 79 Years
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
This study is not recruiting Healthy Volunteers.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
* Hispanic patients only
* Diagnosis of DSM-IV MDD
* Hamilton Depression Scale (17-item) score > 15 at baseline
* Willing to consider medication as part of treatment
* Allows concurrent psychotherapy elsewhere


Links
NIMH Clinical Trial Listing

Location: 1051 Riverside Drive - Suite 3200, New York, NY 10032
Clinic: Anxiety Disorder Clinic
Division: Therapeutics

Study chairs or principal investigators:
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez M.D., Principal Investigator

Co-investigators:
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