Psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavior therapy of chronic depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Planned assessments in the course of the trial (t7 to t10 are options for extension, depending on funding)

Measure point	Patient	Therapist	Diagnostician
t0 intake	BDI-2, SCL90-R, DAS, DEQ, CTQ, IIP		SKID I/II, QIDS-C, OPD-2, HUS, SRS, SOFAS
t1 (weekly, weeks 1–6)	QIDS-S, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ
t2 (3 mo)	QIDS-S, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ
t3 (6 mo)	QIDS-S, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ
t4 main assessment (12 mo)	BDI-2, SCL-90R, DAS, DEQ, IIP, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ	LIFE, QIDS-C, OPD-2, HUS, SRS, SOFAS
t5 (18 mo)	QIDS-S, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ
t6 main assessment (24 mo)	BDI-2, SCL-90R, DAS, DEQ, IIP, HAQ		LIFE, QIDS-C, HUS, SRS, SOFAS
t7 (30 mo)	QIDS-S, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ
t8 main assessment (36 mo)	BDI-2, SCL-90R, DAS, DEQ, IIP, HAQ	QIDS-C, HAQ	LIFE, QIDS-C, OPD-2, HUS, SRS, SOFAS
t9 main assessment (48 mo)	BDI-2, SCL-90R, DAS, DEQ, IIP, HAQ		LIFE, QIDS-C, HUS, SRS, SOFAS
t10 final assessment (60 mo)	BDI-2, SCL-90R, DAS, DEQ, IIP, HAQ		LIFE, QIDS-C, OPD-2, HUS, SRS, SOFAS

Notes: BDI 2 Beck Depression Inventory II, CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, DAS Dysfunctional Attitude Scale, DEQ Depressive Experience Questionnaire, HAQ Helping Alliance Questionnaire (patient-, therapist-form), HUS Heidelberger Restructuring Scale, IIP Inventory of Interpersonal Problems, LIFE Longitudinal Follow-up Evaluation, OPD-2 Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics, PEI Psychoanalytic Intake Interview, QIDS Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms [self- (QIDS-S) and clinician-rating (QIDS-C)], SCID I, II Structured Clinical Interview according to DSM-IV, SCL-90R Symptom-Checklist, SOFAS Social functioning, SRS Self-Reflective Functioning Scale.

ISSN: 1745-6215