title: Pilot study of a primary care internet-based depression prevention intervention for late adolescents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is currently no depression prevention intervention available to adolescents in primary care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen late adolescents evaluated the acceptability (performance and ratings), potential adverse effects (negative emotions), and benefits (pre/post measures of three risk factors for depression) of a combined primary care Internet-based depression prevention intervention. Nearly all participants engaged the website (13/14) and 8/14 completed the entire intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Completers reported high levels of readability and ease of understanding and low levels of negative emotions. Completers showed favorable trends for the targeted risk factors: depressive symptoms, dysfunctional thinking, and low social support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A primary care/prevention intervention may be acceptable and favorably impact risk factors for depression.
authors.affiliation: The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Van Voorhees
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fogel
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ford