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ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2025

A feasibility study of a preventative, transdiagnostic intervention for mental health problems in adolescence: building resilience through socioemotional training (ReSET).

Alex Lloyd, Roslyn Law, Nick Midgley, Tom Wu, Laura Lucas, Erin Atkinson, Nikolaus Steinbeis, Peter Martin, René Veenstra, Jaime Smith and 11 more

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Alex LloydClinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Roslyn LawAnna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK.
Nick MidgleyAnna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK.
Tom WuClinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Laura LucasClinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Erin AtkinsonClinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Nikolaus SteinbeisClinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Peter MartinApplied Health Research Institute of Epidemiology & Health, University College London, London, UK.
René VeenstraDepartment of Sociology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Jaime SmithAnna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK.
Lili LyAnna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK.
Geoffrey BirdDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Jennifer MurphySchool of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
David PlansDepartment of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK.
Marcus MunafòMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Ian Penton-VoakSchool of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Jessica DeightonClinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Kathleen Richards
Mya Richards
Pasco Fearon *Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK. pf380@cam.ac.uk.
Essi Viding *Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK. e.viding@ucl.ac.uk.

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Medical Research Council MR/W002485/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescence is a developmental period during which an estimated 75% of mental health problems emerge (Solmi et al. in Mol Psychiat 27:281-295, 2022). This paper reports a feasibility study of a novel indicated, preventative, transdiagnostic, school-based intervention: Building Resilience Through Socioemotional Training (ReSET). The intervention addresses two domains thought to be causally related to mental health problems during adolescence: social relationships and emotion processing. Social relationships were targeted using principles from interpersonal psychotherapy, while emotion processing was targeted using cognitive-emotional training focused on three areas of emotion processing: Emotion perception, emotion regulation and interoception. The aims of this feasibility study were to (i) assess the acceptability of integrating group-based psychotherapy with individual cognitive-emotional training, (ii) evaluate the feasibility of our recruitment measures, and (iii) assess the feasibility of delivering our research measures.

methodsThe feasibility study involved 41 adolescents, aged 12-14, who were randomly assigned to receive the ReSET intervention or their school's usual mental health and wellbeing provision.

resultsQualitative data from intervention participants suggested the programme was experienced as a cohesive intervention, with participants able to draw on a combination of skills. Further, the cognitive-training tasks were received positively (with the exception of the interoception training task). The recruitment and research measures were successfully delivered in the school-based setting, with 97.5% retention of participants from baseline to post-intervention assessment. Qualitative data was overwhelmingly positive regarding the benefits to participants who had completed the intervention. Moreover, there was only limited data missingness.

conclusionsWe conclude that a trial of the ReSET intervention in a school setting is feasible. We discuss the implications of the feasibility study with regard to optimising school-based interventions and adaptations made in preparation for a full-scale randomised controlled trial, now underway.

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AdolescenceEmotion processingFeasibilityPsychopathologySocial relationshipsTransdiagnostic

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PMCPMC11929178

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