Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2019
Randomized cost-effectiveness trial of group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for prisoners with major depression.
Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Improving Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment for Gender Minority Populations
Effectiveness of a Psycho-educational Intervention for People With Suicidal Conduct in the Prison Environment. N'VIU Project: a Randomized Control Trial
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measuring patient satisfaction with mental health services in correctional settings: a systematic scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Mental and physical health morbidity among people in prisons: an umbrella review.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Pooled it
- Mental health interventions for individuals with serious mental illness in the criminal legal system: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Costs attributable to criminal justice involvement in injuries: a systematic review.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2023Pooled it
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- Mixed Methods Analysis of Implementation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Major Depressive Disorder in Prisons in a Hybrid Type I Randomized Trial.Administration and policy in mental health · 2020Trial
- Preliminary efficacy and mediators of interpersonal psychotherapy for reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms in an incarcerated population.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2020Trial
- Did national implementation of interpersonal counseling improve adolescent depression treatment pathways in primary care? Protocol for a longitudinal cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Novel Psychological Interventions in the Treatment of Unipolar Major Depression.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Applicability and effectiveness of group EMDR therapy for forced migrants.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Explaining site-level fidelity within a national initiative to implement a VA patient safety guidebook: the difference-making role of networks & communications.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention for people with suicidal behavior in the prison environment. N'VIU project: a randomized control trial.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Generative artificial intelligence in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: Exploring five different use cases.Journal of traumatic stress · 2025Article
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Suicidal Risk: A Narrative Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Review
- A cluster randomized stepped wedge implementation trial of scale-up approaches to ending pregnancy-related and -associated morbidity and mortality disparities in 12 Michigan counties: rationale and study protocol.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- The cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions amongst prison populations: a systematic review (research letter to the editor).The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology · 2024Article
- The application of implementation science methods in correctional health intervention research: a systematic review.Implementation science communications · 2023Review
- Factors related to personal quality of life in prison inmates.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2023Article
- Study protocol: The Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention for Racial Equity (Maternal Health MIRACLE) Project.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Interventions for Prisoners with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis 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.
methodOne 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 Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression), suicidality (assessed with the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation and Beck Hopelessness Scale), in-prison functioning (i.e., enrollment in correctional programs; discipline reports; aggression/victimization; and social support), remission from MDD, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
resultsIPT reduced depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and increased rates of MDD remission relative to prison TAU alone. Effects on hopelessness were particularly strong. Cost per patient was $2,054 including costs for IPT training and supervision or $575 without these costs. For providers running their second or subsequent IPT group, cost per additional week in remission from MDD (relative to TAU alone) was $524 ($148 excluding training and supervision costs, which would not be needed for established programs).
conclusionsIPT is effective and cost-effective and we recommend its use for MDD among prisoners. It is currently the only treatment for MDD evaluated among incarcerated individuals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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