SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Where to go from here? An exploratory meta-analysis of the most promising approaches to depression prevention programs for children and adolescents.
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- The Effectiveness of Preventative Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Problems in at-risk Children and Young People: A Systematic Review of Reviews.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training for adolescents with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Indicated school-based intervention to improve depressive symptoms among at risk Chilean adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2016Trial
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- The Effects of Online Self-management Interventions for Patients With Mood Disorders: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Stage models for major depression: Cognitive behavior therapy, mechanistic treatment targets, and the prevention of stage transition.Clinical psychology review · 2022Review
- Longitudinal associations between adolescents' individualised risk for depression and inflammation in a UK cohort study.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2022Article
- The Identifying Depression Early in Adolescence Risk Stratified Cohort (IDEA-RiSCo): Rationale, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of mental health community training on depression and anxiety to the health care profession working in rural centers of eastern Nepal.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Evaluating construct equivalence of youth depression measures across multiple measures and multiple studies.Psychological assessment · 2019Article
- A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Adolescents with Depression and Suicide Related Behaviors in Low and Middle Income Countries.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- Design of a randomized controlled trial to decrease depression and improve insulin sensitivity in adolescents: Mood and INsulin sensitivity to prevent Diabetes (MIND).Contemporary clinical trials · 2018Article
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- Youth Cognitive-Behavioral Depression Prevention: Testing Theory in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Cognitive therapy and research · 2018Article
- Recent advances in the prevention of mental disorders.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2018Review
- Do Parent Mental Illness and Family Living Arrangement Moderate the Effects of the Aussie Optimism Program on Depression and Anxiety in Children?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Prevention of depression and anxiety: is the whole better than the sum of the parts?Evidence-based mental health · 2017Article
- Depression and Anxiety Prevention Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents: A Meta-Analytic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the overall effect of individual depression prevention programs on future likelihood of depressive disorder and reduction in depressive symptoms. In addition, we have investigated whether Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and other therapeutic techniques may modify this effectiveness.
methodsThis study is based on and includes the trial data from meta-analyses conducted in the Cochrane systematic review of depression prevention programs for children and adolescents by Merry et al. (2011). All trials were published or unpublished English language randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or cluster RCTs of any psychological or educational intervention compared to no intervention to prevent depression in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years.
resultsThere is some evidence that the therapeutic approach used in prevention programs modifies the overall effect. CBT is the most studied type of intervention for depression prevention, and there is some evidence of its effectiveness in reducing the risk of developing a depressive disorder, particularly in targeted populations. Fewer studies employed IPT, however this approach appears promising. To our knowledge, this is the first study to have explored how differences in the approach taken in the prevention programs modify the overall treatment effects of prevention programs for children and adolescents.
conclusionsMore research is needed to identify the specific components of CBT that are most effective or indeed if there are other approaches that are more effective in reducing the risk of future depressive episodes. It is imperative that prevention programs are suitable for large scale roll-out, and that emerging popular modes of delivery, such as online dissemination continue to be rigorously tested.
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