Patient Eligibility Criteria | Â |
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Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
Major Depressive Disorder or Dysthymia | Recent (previous five years) history of psychosis |
Minimum of a two-year history of depression | Recent (previous five year) history of bi-polar disorder |
At least two previous failed treatment attempts, one of which was with an anti-depressant | Moderate or severe learning disabilities |
Age 18 – 65 | Recent history (previous two years) of psychiatric input for, or diagnosis of, substance dependency (alcohol abuse ≥21 units/week; drug abuse ≥ 4/week) |
Able to speak conversational English and be seen at the Tavistock Clinic London | Patients currently in psychological therapy |
Willing to enter a randomised control trial | Patients who have received psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the previous two years |