title: Cognitive behavioural therapy for depressed youth: predictors of attendance in a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Of the many forms of psychotherapy offered to treat depression in youth, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has been shown to be efficacious. Nonetheless, a high degree of apparent non-responsiveness, failure to remit post-treatment, and lack of long term benefit are all problematic. Given that regular participation is critical to treatment success, child and family predictors of attendance were researched.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-nine depressed Canadian youth (aged 10-17) participated in a youth only or youth plus parent CBT group. Child and parent predictors of attendance were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Youth who were younger, less anxious (by maternal report), and had more formally educated parents attended CBT more consistently. Further, mothers who perceived their children's depressive symptoms as more severe, whose children reported more depressive and anxious symptoms, and who reported more life stressors attended more parent sessions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study identifies key factors influencing youth and parent attendance in group CBT for depressed youth. Addressing these factors at the outset of treatment may decrease attrition in this form of psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario. PBWilanskyTraynor@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilansky-Traynor
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manassis
authors.forename: Suneeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monga
authors.forename: Maryanne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merka
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Levac
authors.forename: Valery
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kleiman
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