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Trial reportJournal of psychiatric research2022

Effects of an immersive psychosocial training program on depression and well-being: A randomized clinical trial.

Ariel B Ganz, Benjamin Rolnik, Meenakshi Chakraborty, Jacob Wilson, Cyrus Tau, Matthew Sharp, Dallen Reber, George M Slavich, Michael P Snyder

Erratum issuedOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of psychiatric research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ariel B GanzDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Benjamin RolnikDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Meenakshi ChakrabortyDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Jacob WilsonApplied Science and Performance Institute, Department of Human Performance Research, Tampa, FL, USA.
Cyrus TauDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Matthew SharpApplied Science and Performance Institute, Department of Human Performance Research, Tampa, FL, USA.
Dallen ReberApplied Science and Performance Institute, Department of Human Performance Research, Tampa, FL, USA.
George M SlavichDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: gslavich@mednet.ucla.edu.
Michael P SnyderDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: mpsnyder@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · USStanford Medicine · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANT IN GENOME SCIENCET32HG000044 · NHGRI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL P. SNYDER · 1995 to 2026
$32.2M
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR PROTEOMIC ANALYSISK22HG000044 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI GIDDINGS, MORGAN CORINNE · 2000 to 2005
$1.3M
NHGRI NIH HHS K22 HG000044NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG000044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychiatry stands to benefit from brief non-pharmacological treatments that effectively reduce depressive symptoms. To address this need, we conducted a single-blind randomized clinical trial assessing how a 6-day immersive psychosocial training program, followed by 10-min daily psychosocial exercises for 30 days, improves depressive symptoms. Forty-five adults were block-randomized by depression score to two arms: (a) the immersive psychosocial training program and 10-min daily exercise group (36 days total; total n = 23; depressed at baseline n = 14); or (b) a gratitude journaling control group (36 days total; total n = 22; depressed at baseline n = 13). The self-report PHQ-9 was used to assess depression levels in both groups at three time points: baseline, study week one, and study week six. Depression severity improved over time, with a significantly greater reduction in the psychosocial training program group (-82.7%) vs. the control group (-23%), p = 0.02 for baseline vs. week six. The effect size for this reduction in depression symptoms was large for the intervention group (d = -1.3; 95% CI, -2.07, -0.45; p < 0.001) and small for the control group (d = -0.3; 95% CI, -0.68, 0.03; p = 0.22). Seventy-nine percent (11/14) of depressed participants in the intervention condition were in remission (PHQ-9 ≤ 4) by week one and 100% (14/14) were in remission at week six. Secondary measures of anxiety, stress, loneliness, and well-being also improved by 15-80% in the intervention group (vs. 0-34% in the control group), ps < 0.05. Overall, this brief, immersive psychosocial training program rapidly and substantially improved depression levels and several related secondary outcomes, suggesting that immersive interventions may be useful for reducing depressive symptoms and enhancing well-being.

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AnxietyDepressionAdultAnxiety DisordersHumansLonelinessSingle-Blind MethodDepressionHealthInterventionResilienceStressWell-being

Identifiers

PMID35429739
PMCPMC9107501
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