Neurobehavioral Therapy For Epilepsy And Major Depressive Disorder

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

16

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 19, 2024

Primary Completion Date

February 6, 2025

Study Completion Date

April 1, 2025

Conditions
Major Depressive DisorderEpilepsy
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Neurobehavioral therapy

Participants will receive an introduction session and 12 1-hour long online sessions once per week for a total of 12 weeks that are guided by the investigator who is trained in NBT.Participants will engage in tools to aid in assuming control over their seizures; contextualize their environment; identify moods, situations, and thoughts; train healthy communication and support seeking; understand central nervous system medications and seizures; conduct a functional behavioral analysis; learn relaxation techniques; examine external stressors and internal triggers; and prepare for life after the intervention. Participants will be asked to complete weekly homework, thought records, seizure logs that are found in their workbooks and to engage in journal entries.

Trial Locations (2)

77030

RECRUITING

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston

RECRUITING

The University of Texas health Science Center at Houston, Houston

All Listed Sponsors
lead

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER