Psychoeducational Group for Depression

PEG-D will be carried out in person, open format, for six consecutive weeks lasting 90 minutes each. An approximate group of 6 to 10 participants will be led by a team of experienced psychologists and psychiatrists. Each group will have a main therapist and a co-therapist to ensure effective support and guidance for participants. Before the start of the group, participants received a booklet containing the content of the sessions.

The treatment will start with Sertraline (SSRI) - doses of 50 mg and adjusting as necessary according to the patient\'s profile. After 8 weeks, if the patient experiences remission, they will continue on monotherapy with Sertraline. In case of relapse Bupropion, Quetiapine, Lithium or Aripiprazole might be add-on. In this case, add-on medications will be determined according to the patient profile, by the clinician. If there is a response above 25% of the symptoms, but without remission, the patient will proceed to augmentation with the aforementioned medications and if there is no improvement of at least 25%, the patient will be considered drop-out. Associations with Lorazepam if necessary will be allowed in any phase of the study.