The Effects of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Reducing the Relapse of Adolescent Depression
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Authors
Snow, Anne
Issue Date
2000
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to treat adolescent
depression, it is still very common for symptoms to reoccur after the completion of
therapy. In the proposed study, adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years
diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), would be treated with a 3-week phase
of group CBT. This would then be followed by a 6-month phase of booster sessions to
examine the effects of such treatment on the recurrence of depressive symptoms. After
having recovered from MDD during the initial3-week phase of group CBT, participants
would be assigned to 1 of 2 booster conditions. One condition would consist of
individual booster sessions every 3 weeks, and the other condition would consist of
reunion group booster sessions every 3 weeks that would be comprised of the original
CBT treatment group. The participants would be assessed at 3 and 6 months into the
booster session phase using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Schedule for
Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia in School-Age Children (K-SADS), DSM-III-R
criteria, and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (liP). It is predicted that the reunion
group would experience the least recurrence of depressive symptoms. The results of this
study would be useful in determining the most effective treatments and preventative
strategies for adolescent depression.
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iv, 38 p.
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