IRCT2015052916564N5 IRCT 2016-09-10 Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor of Research Effect of a caring model on the readmission of depressed patients Effect of adaptive sustainability as a caring model on the readmission of depressed patients 2015-06-10 anticipated 100 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/15477 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Other design features: we use sealed envelopes that containing the names of intervention and control groups. 2 Major depression disorder. Intervention 1: The control group (50 person) will received only usual care. Intervention 2: At first, the knowledge and attitude of the patient and his family about the depression will be collected through an interview. In the second step, the desensitization process will be carried out. The purpose of this stage is to de-stigmatize and change family’s attitude toward depression. The sessions will continue to reform family’s attitude toward depression. In the third phase, the family will be prepared for the care of patient after discharge. In order to achieve this aim, the researcher will provide the patient’s family with three sessions of consultation about depression, its symptoms, treatment methods, how to communicate with the patient and to care for the patient at home. The information will be provided according to the four stages of the crisis, acute, health care and health promotion. During all these stages the families would be able to access the researcher, and if needed ask him to help them. In the fourth stage, which is the stage after the patient's discharge, the family is continually monitored. For this purpose, the researcher will communicate with the family by phone and face to face, once a week in first month after discharge. During these communications, adherence to treatment, regular visit to psychiatrist, probable problems will be monitored, and if required intervention will be done. From the second month the patient's family will be contacted once every two weeks.