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Read our Depressive Disorder, Major research guide →This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether peer-led support groups are helpful for people with major depression. You would be randomly assigned to either attend six weekly 2-hour support sessions led by peers (people with lived experience of depression) or to use a free mental health app called COGITO that guides you through exercises based on proven therapy techniques. Both approaches take about the same amount of time, and researchers will follow you for a full year to see which works better.
Major depression affects many people, and while traditional one-on-one therapy helps, researchers want to know if peer support—learning from others who truly understand what depression feels like—might be equally effective and more accessible.
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If you join, you'll have an initial assessment, then be randomly placed into one of two groups. The peer support group meets for six 2-hour sessions over six weeks, led by people with depression who have trained as facilitators. The app group uses the COGITO app for about 30 minutes each day for the same six weeks. Either way, you'll complete brief check-ins at the start, end of six weeks, then again at six months and one year to measure how you're feeling.
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