Positive Psychology for Mood Disorders

NCT ID: NCT01820286

Last Updated: 2017-09-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 25 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-06-10

Brief Summary

The investigators are doing this study to see if "positive psychology" can help adults with depression or bipolar disorder.

Positive psychology involves exercises-short tasks-that try to increase good feelings and emotions, like optimism, happiness, personal strengths, and well-being. Positive psychology exercises might include imagining a bright future, being grateful for good events, forgiving others, and doing kind acts for others.

The investigators want to see if practicing positive psychology exercises after leaving the hospital can increase feelings of hope, optimism, and positive thinking. The investigators are asking you to take part in this research study because you are in the hospital for depression or bipolar disorder.

This research study will compare "positive psychology exercises" to "control condition exercises." During the study, you may take part in control condition exercises instead of positive psychology exercises.

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder; Depression

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Positive psychology intervention

4-week positive psychology intervention of 1 positive psychology exercise per week. Exercises will include 1) recalling 3 good events, 2) writing a letter of thankfulness, 3) using a personal strength, 4) envisioning a best possible future.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Positive psychology intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Recollection intervention

4-week recollection intervention of 1 recollection exercise per week. Exercises will include recalling events related to 1) daily activities, 2) health, 3) social life, 4) morning and evening.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Recollection intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

Positive psychology intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Recollection intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
• Age 18 and older
• Able to read and write in English
• Admission diagnosis of major depressive disorder or bipolar affective disorder (current depressive episode), confirmed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and inpatient chart review

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychotic symptoms, as assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and inpatient chart review
• Cognitive disorder, assessed using a six-item cognitive screen developed for research
• Primary admission diagnosis of substance use disorder

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jeff C. Huffman, MD

Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Jeff C Huffman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2012P002294

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id