Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study
ObjectivesIndividuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) often report workplace-related stress as the major cause of their disorder. Accordingly, workplace-related stress was established as a fifth psychosocial problem area of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (workplace-related Interpersonal...
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| author | Daryl Wayne Niedermoser Daryl Wayne Niedermoser Nadeem Kalak Anna Kiyhankhadiv Serge Brand Serge Brand Serge Brand Serge Brand Serge Brand Corinna Walter Nina Schweinfurth Undine E. Lang |
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| description | ObjectivesIndividuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) often report workplace-related stress as the major cause of their disorder. Accordingly, workplace-related stress was established as a fifth psychosocial problem area of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (workplace-related Interpersonal Psychotherapy, W-IPT). The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of W-IPT on depressive symptoms and on workplace-related issues in individuals with MDD compared to a treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition.MethodsA total of 27 individuals with MDD (mean age = 43 years, 48% males) were randomly assigned either to eight weekly group sessions of W-IPT or to the TAU condition. At baseline, 8 weeks later at the end of the intervention, and 20 weeks later at follow-up, the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression was conducted. In addition, the participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Work Ability Index (WAI), the Return to Work Attitude (RTW-SE), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).ResultsSymptoms of depression in experts' ratings as well as in self-rated ratings decreased over time, but more so in the W-IPT condition compared to the TAU condition [experts rating: large effect size (d = 1.25) and self-assessment: large effect sizes (d = 0.94)]. The subjective ability to work (WAI) [medium effect size (d = 0.68)], self-efficacy to returning to work RTW-SE [medium effect size (d = 0.57)], and subjective symptoms of insomnia (ISI) [large effect size (d = 1.15)] increased over time, but again more so in the W-IPT condition compared to the TAU condition. The effects of the intervention remained stable from the end of the intervention to follow-up.ConclusionsThe pattern of results of this pilot study suggests that a newly established fifth IPT focus on workplace-related stress appeared to be particularly efficient in individuals with MDD due to work-related stress in reducing depressive symptoms and reducing sleep complaints as well as in improving occupational outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e40c7646578548ddbc8b761a92dbc5462022-12-21T18:59:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402020-03-011110.3389/fpsyt.2020.00168508963Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot StudyDaryl Wayne Niedermoser0Daryl Wayne Niedermoser1Nadeem Kalak2Anna Kiyhankhadiv3Serge Brand4Serge Brand5Serge Brand6Serge Brand7Serge Brand8Corinna Walter9Nina Schweinfurth10Undine E. Lang11University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDepartement of Business, Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandSubstance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranUniversity Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandObjectivesIndividuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) often report workplace-related stress as the major cause of their disorder. Accordingly, workplace-related stress was established as a fifth psychosocial problem area of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (workplace-related Interpersonal Psychotherapy, W-IPT). The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of W-IPT on depressive symptoms and on workplace-related issues in individuals with MDD compared to a treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition.MethodsA total of 27 individuals with MDD (mean age = 43 years, 48% males) were randomly assigned either to eight weekly group sessions of W-IPT or to the TAU condition. At baseline, 8 weeks later at the end of the intervention, and 20 weeks later at follow-up, the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression was conducted. In addition, the participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Work Ability Index (WAI), the Return to Work Attitude (RTW-SE), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).ResultsSymptoms of depression in experts' ratings as well as in self-rated ratings decreased over time, but more so in the W-IPT condition compared to the TAU condition [experts rating: large effect size (d = 1.25) and self-assessment: large effect sizes (d = 0.94)]. The subjective ability to work (WAI) [medium effect size (d = 0.68)], self-efficacy to returning to work RTW-SE [medium effect size (d = 0.57)], and subjective symptoms of insomnia (ISI) [large effect size (d = 1.15)] increased over time, but again more so in the W-IPT condition compared to the TAU condition. The effects of the intervention remained stable from the end of the intervention to follow-up.ConclusionsThe pattern of results of this pilot study suggests that a newly established fifth IPT focus on workplace-related stress appeared to be particularly efficient in individuals with MDD due to work-related stress in reducing depressive symptoms and reducing sleep complaints as well as in improving occupational outcomes.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00168/fullworkplace-related stressinterpersonal psychotherapydepressionability to workself-efficacy to returning to worksleep |
| spellingShingle | Daryl Wayne Niedermoser Daryl Wayne Niedermoser Nadeem Kalak Anna Kiyhankhadiv Serge Brand Serge Brand Serge Brand Serge Brand Serge Brand Corinna Walter Nina Schweinfurth Undine E. Lang Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study Frontiers in Psychiatry workplace-related stress interpersonal psychotherapy depression ability to work self-efficacy to returning to work sleep |
| title | Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study |
| title_full | Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study |
| title_short | Workplace-Related Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy to Improve Life at Work in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Interventional Pilot Study |
| title_sort | workplace related interpersonal group psychotherapy to improve life at work in individuals with major depressive disorders a randomized interventional pilot study |
| topic | workplace-related stress interpersonal psychotherapy depression ability to work self-efficacy to returning to work sleep |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00168/full |
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