Trial reportBehaviour research and therapy2014
Cognitive-behavioral group depression prevention compared to bibliotherapy and brochure control: nonsignificant effects in pilot effectiveness trial with college students.
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- Psychological interventions for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Major depression prevention effects for a cognitive-behavioral adolescent indicated prevention group intervention across four trials.Behaviour research and therapy · 2018Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third-wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing depression in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS: A METAANALYSIS.Depression and anxiety · 2016Pooled it
- Pilot trial of a dissonance-based cognitive-behavioral group depression prevention with college students.Behaviour research and therapy · 2016Trial
- A comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural interventions based on delivery features for elevated symptoms of depression in adolescents: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Psychotherapy for depression in college students: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
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- Enduring effects of a 5-week behavioral activation program for subthreshold depression among late adolescents: an exploratory randomized controlled trial.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2018Article
- Applications of Text Messaging, and Bibliotherapy for Treatment of Patients Affected by Depressive Symptoms.International journal of preventive medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveConduct a pilot trial testing whether a brief cognitive-behavioral (CB) group reduced depressive symptoms and secondary outcomes relative to bibliotherapy and brochure controls in college students with elevated depressive symptoms.
method82 college students (M age=19.0, SD=0.9; 70% female, 80% White) with elevated self-assessed depressive symptoms were randomized to a 6-session CB group, bibliotherapy, or educational brochure control condition, completing assessments at pretest, posttest, and at 6- and 12-month follow-up.
resultsPlanned contrasts found no significant effects for CB group on depressive symptoms compared to either bibliotherapy or brochure controls at posttest (d=-.08 and .06, respectively) or over follow-up (d=-.04 and -.10, respectively). There were no intervention effects for social adjustment and substance use, though CB group participants had improved knowledge of CB concepts at posttest, versus brochure controls. Condition differences in major depression onset were nonsignificant but suggested support for CB interventions (CB group=7.4%, bibliotherapy=4.5%, brochure control=15.2%).
conclusionsUnexpectedly modest support was found for a brief CB group depression prevention intervention, compared to bibliotherapy or brochure control, when provided to self-selected college students, suggesting that alternative screening or interventions approaches are needed for this population.
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