The Effects of Logotherapy in Adolescents With Mood Disorders
The Effects of Logotherapy on Meaning in Life, Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents With Mood Disorders
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Brief Summary
Logotherapy can help people find their meaning in life and help people reduce their suicidal ideation. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for 15-24 year-olds. Logotherapy can increase exploration of meaning in life for adolescents and prevent them from attempting suicide. However, most research only explored the effects of logotherapy on meaning in life and depression in adolescents with mood disorders. There is a lack of research to explore the effects of logotherapy on anxiety and suicidal ideation in adolescents. Therefore, this study will explore the effects of logotherapy on meaning in life, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in adolescents with mood disorders. This study will carry on for two years and the sample will be recruited from the adolescents' outpatient clinic of psychiatric department in hospitals. The first and second year of the study will use a single-blind randomized controlled trial approach, the aim is to evaluate the short-term and longitudinal effects of logotherapy meaning in life, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in adolescents with mood disorders, the sample will collect 120 adolescents with mood disorders, and will use four instruments for testing the logotherapy intervention. The four instruments are: (1) Purpose in life Test, (2) Beck Depression Inventory II, (3) Beck Anxiety Inventory, (4) Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Data will be analyzed using the Statistic Package for the Social Science. The result of this study will be applied to the mental health team in the clinical psychiatric department for taking care of patients, and help adolescents with mood disorders to find their meaning in life, further, to reduce their depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation.
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Started May 2023
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 20, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 4, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 19, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 31, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 31, 2025
CompletedMarch 18, 2025
February 1, 2025
2.2 years
March 20, 2023
March 16, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (16)
Purpose in life Test-1
There are 20 items in this scale, which are divided into four dimensions: quality of life, value of life, purpose of life, and freedom of life. Each question is scored on a scale of 1-5, and the total score ranges from 20-100, with higher scores representing a higher sense of meaning in life.
pre-test (before intervention)
Purpose in life Test-2
There are 20 items in this scale, which are divided into four dimensions: quality of life, value of life, purpose of life, and freedom of life. Each question is scored on a scale of 1-5, and the total score ranges from 20-100, with higher scores representing a higher sense of meaning in life.
post-test 1 (the week after the intervention)
Purpose in life Test-3
There are 20 items in this scale, which are divided into four dimensions: quality of life, value of life, purpose of life, and freedom of life. Each question is scored on a scale of 1-5, and the total score ranges from 20-100, with higher scores representing a higher sense of meaning in life.
post-test 2 (three months after the intervention)
Purpose in life Test-4
There are 20 items in this scale, which are divided into four dimensions: quality of life, value of life, purpose of life, and freedom of life. Each question is scored on a scale of 1-5, and the total score ranges from 20-100, with higher scores representing a higher sense of meaning in life.
post-test 3 (nine months after the intervention)
Beck Depression Inventory II-1
This scale has a total of 21 items. Each item is scored from 0-3 points, and the total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of depression.
pre-test (before intervention)
Beck Depression Inventory II-2
This scale has a total of 21 items. Each item is scored from 0-3 points, and the total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of depression.
post-test 1 (the week after the intervention)
Beck Depression Inventory II-3
This scale has a total of 21 items. Each item is scored from 0-3 points, and the total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of depression.
post-test 2 (three months after the intervention)
Beck Depression Inventory II-4
This scale has a total of 21 items. Each item is scored from 0-3 points, and the total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of depression.
post-test 3 (nine months after the intervention)
Beck Anxiety Inventory-1
This scale contains 21 items and each item is scored from 0-3 points. The total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of anxiety.
pre-test (before intervention)
Beck Anxiety Inventory-2
This scale contains 21 items and each item is scored from 0-3 points. The total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of anxiety.
post-test 1 (the week after the intervention)
Beck Anxiety Inventory-3
This scale contains 21 items and each item is scored from 0-3 points. The total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of anxiety.
post-test 2 (three months after the intervention)
Beck Anxiety Inventory-4
This scale contains 21 items and each item is scored from 0-3 points. The total score ranges from 0-63 points. The higher the score, the higher the degree of anxiety.
post-test 3 (nine months after the intervention)
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation-1
This scale contains 21 items. The first 19 items mainly measure the severity of the individual's attitudes, behaviors, and plans for suicide in the past week. Each question is calculated on a scale of 0-2, and the total score ranges from 0-38, with higher scores indicating stronger suicidal ideation. The last two questions, which are not counted, ask about the number of previous suicide attempts and the severity of the intention of the last suicide attempt.
pre-test (before intervention)
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation-2
This scale contains 21 items. The first 19 items mainly measure the severity of the individual's attitudes, behaviors, and plans for suicide in the past week. Each question is calculated on a scale of 0-2, and the total score ranges from 0-38, with higher scores indicating stronger suicidal ideation. The last two questions, which are not counted, ask about the number of previous suicide attempts and the severity of the intention of the last suicide attempt.
post-test 1 (the week after the intervention)
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation-3
This scale contains 21 items. The first 19 items mainly measure the severity of the individual's attitudes, behaviors, and plans for suicide in the past week. Each question is calculated on a scale of 0-2, and the total score ranges from 0-38, with higher scores indicating stronger suicidal ideation. The last two questions, which are not counted, ask about the number of previous suicide attempts and the severity of the intention of the last suicide attempt.
post-test 2 (three months after the intervention)
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation-4
This scale contains 21 items. The first 19 items mainly measure the severity of the individual's attitudes, behaviors, and plans for suicide in the past week. Each question is calculated on a scale of 0-2, and the total score ranges from 0-38, with higher scores indicating stronger suicidal ideation. The last two questions, which are not counted, ask about the number of previous suicide attempts and the severity of the intention of the last suicide attempt.
post-test 3 (nine months after the intervention)
Study Arms (2)
Logotherapy
EXPERIMENTAL3 months of logotherapy intervention by interviewing with the participant, once every two weeks, about 1-2 hours each time, a total of 6 times of logotherapy.
Routine psychiatric outpatient treatment
NO INTERVENTIONWill not provide any logotherapy. Just routine psychiatric outpatient treatment.
Interventions
The logotherapy is carried out in an individual way in this study. The full-time assistant will give the experimental group 3 months of logotherapy intervention by interviewing with the participant, once every two weeks, about 1-2 hours each time, a total of 6 times of logotherapy to guide the participant to find the meaning of his life and value.The location is mainly in the hospital when the participant has to return for consultation, or at the participant's home.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients with mood disorders (such as depression, bipolar disorder) diagnosed by a psychiatrist.
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 items (PHQ-9) score 5-19 points (indicating mild depression to moderate to severe depression)
- Agree to participate in logotherapy
- Able to participate in logotherapy
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with severe emotional disorders who cannot participate in logotherapy.
- Those who have severe psychopathological phenomena and cannot judge reality or those who are mentally deficient.
- Those who have serious suicidal ideation or clear suicide plan are not suitable for interview
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Niaosong District, 833, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
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Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Fan-Ko Sun, PhD
Second Degree Bachelor of Science in nursing, National Taiwan University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 20, 2023
First Posted
April 4, 2023
Study Start
May 19, 2023
Primary Completion
July 31, 2025
Study Completion
July 31, 2025
Last Updated
March 18, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share