Depressive DisorderDepression in ChildrenDepressive Symptoms
Study summary
Digital interventions, such as serious games, are becoming increasingly important in the context of prevention and treatment approaches of mental disorders. A project (SG4ChildD) funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) aims to develop a gamified app to promote emotion regulation in children aged 8 to 12 with increased depressive symptoms or a manifest diagnosis of depression. The app intends to train emotion regulation skills through playful and everyday-relevant scenarios. To ensure that the app meets the needs of the target group, a participatory needs assessment will be conducted that involves both children and their parents. Based on interviews with children and focus groups with parents and complemented by questionnaires, it will be assessed which everyday stressors children experience, how they cope with them, and what kind of support they and their parents find helpful.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
8 Years
Max age
12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria (Children):
* increased depressive symptoms indicated by either (1) self report assessed with Beck Depression Inventory for Youth 2 (Beck et al., 2019; T-score \> 60) , or (2) parental report assessed with DISYPS-III - external rating scale for depressive disorders (FBB-DES; Döpfner et al., 2017; applying gender- and age-normed Stanine scores ≥ 7).
Exclusion Criteria (Children):
* Insufficient German language skills
* Acute suicidality
* Schizophrenic disorder
* Severe developmental disorder
* Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychotropic substances
Inclusion Criteria (Parents):
Parent of a child meeting the above inclusion criteria
Primary outcome measure(s)
Qualitative data from semi-structured child interviews and parental focus groups — Start of appointment, after questionnaire on depressive symptoms Data will be collected through semi-structured individual interviews with children and focus group discussions with parents. The aim is to explore children's exposure to daily hassles, the subjective perception and emotional impact of these hassles, coping strategies, and support needs.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital
München
Bavaria
Recruiting
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