Protocol for the ENCODE trial: evaluating a novel online depression intervention for persons with epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is common among persons with epilepsy (PwE), affecting roughly one in three individuals, and its presence is associated with personal suffering, impaired quality of life, and worse prognosis. Despite the availability of effective treatments, depression is often overlooked and treated inadequately in PwE, in part because of assumed concerns over drug interactions or proconvulsant effects of antidepressants. Internet-administered psychological interventions might complement antidepressant medication or psychotherapy, and preliminary evidence suggests that they can be effective. However, no trial has yet examined whether an Internet intervention designed to meet the needs of PwE can achieve sustained reductions in depression and related symptoms, such as anxiety,

SUBMITTER: Meyer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5297128 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature