Trial reportThe Journal of school health2019
Effectiveness of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) on Depression Literacy and Mental Health Treatment.
Trial report in The Journal of school health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of universal, school based, interventions on help seeking in children and young people: a systematic literature review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- What are the barriers, facilitators and interventions targeting help-seeking behaviours for common mental health problems in adolescents? A systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Academic Stress and Physical Activity in Adolescents.BioMed research international · 2020Trial
- Towards comprehensive mental health literacy: a systematic review of interventions for youth aged 15-24.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- A Scoping Review of Prevention Classification in Mental Health: Examining the Application of Caplan's and Gordon's Prevention Frameworks (2018-2024).Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Improving adolescents' knowledge about mental health and depression: a randomized experimental study of web-based information.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- High School Students' Depression Literacy about Interventions and Prevention: A Survey in Tehran.Depression research and treatment · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Mental Health Literacy Educational Programme for Junior High School Students: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining Changes in Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in Depressive Traits among Rural and Urban Chinese Adolescent Students: Secondary Data Analysis of Nationwide Survey CFPS.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Depressive Symptoms and Trust of Healthcare Provider in Rural Adolescents: Relationships and Predictors.Issues in mental health nursing · 2021Article
- Physical Activity of Secondary School Adolescents at Risk of Depressive Symptoms.The Journal of school health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnalysis of data from a NIMH-supported study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) in promoting depression literacy and help-seeking behavior.
methodsEighteen Pennsylvania schools were matched on size, sex, race, test scores, median income, and free/reduced lunch status. Schools randomized to the intervention implemented ADAP as a compulsory part of the schools health curriculum, while control schools collected study measures.
resultsPost-randomization analysis revealed no significant differences by sex on the pre-assessments between intervention and control schools. In the intervention schools, a total of 1427 students received ADAP. Written parental consent and adolescent assent was obtained from 33.7% students. The online REDCap survey was completed by 41.78% of the consenting students. The Adolescent Depression Knowledge Questionnaire (ADKQ) findings suggest that ADAP significantly improved depression knowledge (Est. =1.07, SE =.25, p < .001), compared to those in the control group. ADAP was found to facilitate help-seeking behavior by student report in those participating in the REDCap survey 4 months following the ADAP curriculum.
conclusionsResults of the survey suggests that ADAP facilitates help-seeking behaviors in teens. This study supports the efficacy of a teacher delivered school-based universal prevention program, ADAP, on depression literacy.
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