Pilot study of a primary care internet-based depression prevention intervention for late adolescents.
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.
Van Voorhees
Benjamin W
BW
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Ellis
Justin
J
Stuart
Scott
S
Fogel
Joshua
J
Ford
Daniel E
DE