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Trial reportJournal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 532012

Evaluation of a group cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for young adolescents: a randomized effectiveness trial.

Jane E Gillham, Karen J Reivich, Steven M Brunwasser, Derek R Freres, Norma D Chajon, V Megan Kash-Macdonald, Tara M Chaplin, Rachel M Abenavoli, Samantha L Matlin, Robert J Gallop and 1 more

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Trial report in Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Psychological Treatments for Depression in Adolescents: More Than Three Decades Later.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  20. Identifying Moderators of Response to the Penn Resiliency Program: A Synthesis Study.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jane E GillhamDepartment of Psychology, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA. jgillha1@swarthmore.edu
Karen J Reivich
Steven M Brunwasser
Derek R Freres
Norma D Chajon
V Megan Kash-Macdonald
Tara M Chaplin
Rachel M Abenavoli
Samantha L Matlin
Robert J Gallop
Martin E P Seligman
University of Pennsylvania · USSwarthmore College · USWest Chester University · US

Funding

Parent-adolescent interactions, gender, and substance use: Brain mechanisms.R01DA033431 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CHAPLIN, TARA M, THOMPSON, JAMES · 2012 to 2023
$4.4M
PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION IN SCHOOL CHILDRENR01MH052270 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SELIGMAN, MARTIN E · 1996 to 2006
$3.0M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA033431NIMH NIH HHS MH52270NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH052270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression is a common psychological problem in adolescence. Recent research suggests that group cognitive-behavioral interventions can reduce and prevent symptoms of depression in youth. Few studies have tested the effectiveness of such interventions when delivered by school teachers and counselors (as opposed to research team staff). We evaluated the effectiveness of the Penn Resiliency Program for adolescents (PRP-A), a school-based group intervention that targets cognitive behavioral risk factors for depression. We randomly assigned 408 middle school students (ages 10-15) to one of three conditions: PRP-A, PRP-AP (in which adolescents participated in PRP-A and parents were invited to attend a parent intervention component), or a school-as-usual control. Adolescents completed measures of depression and anxiety symptoms, cognitive style, and coping at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at 6-month follow-up. PRP-A reduced depression symptoms relative to the school as usual control. Baseline levels of hopelessness moderated intervention effects. Among participants with average and high levels of hopelessness, PRP (A and AP) significantly improved depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, hopelessness, and active coping relative to control. Among participants with low baseline hopelessness, we found no intervention effects. PRP-AP was not more effective than PRP-A alone. We found no intervention effects on clinical levels of depression or anxiety. These findings suggest that cognitive-behavioral interventions can be beneficial when delivered by school teachers and counselors. These interventions may be most helpful to students with elevated hopelessness.

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AdolescentChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleParentsRisk FactorsStudentsTreatment Outcome

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PMID22889296
PMCPMC4469079
OpenAlexW2023494317

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