Randomized cost-effectiveness trial of group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for prisoners with major depression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study tested the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for major depressive disorder (MDD) among prisoners. It is the first fully powered randomized trial of any treatment (pharmacological or psychosocial) targeting MDD among incarcerated individuals.

Method

One hundred eighty-one male (n = 117) and female (n = 64) prisoners from prison facilities in 2 states were randomized to group IPT (delivered by master's-level and nonspecialist prison counselors) for MDD plus prison treatment as usual (TAU) or to TAU alone. Participants' average age was 39 (range = 20-61); 20% were African American and 19% were Hispanic. Outcomes assessed at posttreatment and 3-month follow-up included depressive symptoms (primary; assessed using the H

SUBMITTER: Johnson JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482450 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature