title: Enhancing the developmental appropriateness of treatment for depression in youth: integrating the family in treatment.
abstract: Treatment models for youth depression that emphasize interpersonal functioning, particularly family relationships, may be particularly promising. This article first reviews the current state of knowledge on the efficacy of psychosocial treatments for depression in youth, with an emphasis on family involvement in treatment. It then discusses developmental factors that may impact the applicability and structure of family-focused treatment models for preadolescent and adolescent youth. Finally, two family-based treatment models that are currently being evaluated in randomized clinical trials are described: one focusing on preadolescent depressed youth and the other on adolescents who have made a recent suicide attempt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Boston University, 648 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA. mtompson@bu.edu
authors.forename: Martha C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tompson
authors.forename: Kathryn Dingman
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Boger
authors.forename: Joan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Asarnow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003142:Communication; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000628:therapy*; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult