Study Gelfin et al. (1998): study IL 1996

Public

Participants in single blind drug experiment. Israel,1995

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 15

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Evaluation with self- and observed-rated instruments. Telephone at the end of each week in which the respondent was not seen in person

Correlate

Authors's Label

Effect of Fluoxetine

Our Classification

Operationalization

Subjects were given one capsule per day for 10 weeks:
- a placebo capsule for the first 2 weeks
- 10 mg of fluoxetine the 3rd week
- 20 mg of fluoxetine for 5 weeks
- a placebo capsule for the last 2 weeks

Happiness assessed at:
T0: pretest
T1: after 2 weeks (end of first placebo phase)
T2: 5 weeks (after 1 week of recieving  10mg/day fluoxetine)
T3: 8 weeks (after 5 weeks of recieving 20mg/day fluoxetine)
T4: after the final two weeks of placebo administration

Observed Relation with Happiness