Online mood monitoring in treatment-resistant depression: qualitative study of patients' perspectives in the NHS.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and method

True Colours is an automated symptom monitoring programme used by National Health Service psychiatric services. This study explored whether patients with unipolar treatment-resistant depression (TRD) found this a useful addition to their treatment regimes. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 21 patients with TRD, who had engaged in True Colours monitoring as part of the Lithium versus Quetiapine in Depression study. A thematic analysis was used to assess participant experiences of the system.

Results

Six main themes emerged from the data, the most notable indicating that mood monitoring increased patients' insight into their disorder, but that subsequent behaviour change was absent.

Clinical implications

Patients with TRD can ben

SUBMITTER: Incecik E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283130 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature