Long-term outcome of a school-based, universal approach to prevention of depression in adolescents.
In this study, the authors examined the 2-, 3-, and 4-year outcomes of a school-based, universal approach to the prevention of adolescent depression. Despite initial short-term positive effects, these benefits were not maintained over time. Adolescents who completed the teacher-administered cognitive-behavioral intervention did not differ significantly from adolescents in the monitoring-control condition in terms of changes in depressive symptoms, problem solving, attributional style, or other indicators of psychopathology from preintervention to 4-year follow-up. Results were equivalent irrespective of initial level of depressive symptoms.
Spence
Susan H
SH
School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. s.spence@psy.uq.edu.au
Sheffield
Jeanie K
JK
Donovan
Caroline L
CL
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving