Dataset from a randomized controlled trial comparing intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy to waitlist for treatment-resistant depression

TL;DR

This study provides data from a trial comparing a short-term therapy to a waitlist for people with depression that did not respond to medication.

Contribution

The dataset offers longitudinal outcomes from a randomized controlled trial on ISTDP for treatment-resistant depression.

Findings

The dataset includes demographic and psychological measures from 86 participants with treatment-resistant depression.

Outcome measures were collected at baseline, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up.

The study compares ISTDP to a waitlist condition using standardized psychological scales.

Abstract

The data presented in this article concern 86 Iranian individuals with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), who participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) to a waitlist condition. Adults with major depressive disorder (MDD), who had not responded to prior treatment with antidepressant medication, were randomly assigned to ISTDP (n = 43) or waitlist (n = 43). The dataset includes demographic variables and the outcome measures: all subscales of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI), and the Negative Affect subscale from the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-NA). Outcome measures were collected at baseline, post-treatment (10 weeks), and 3-month follow-up.