title: School-based prevention programs for depression and anxiety in adolescence: a systematic review.
abstract: School-based interventions are considered a promising effort to prevent the occurrence of mental disorders in adolescents. This systematic review focuses on school-based prevention interventions on depression and anxiety disorders utilizing an RCT design, starting from the year 2000. Based on an online search (PubMed, Scirus, OVID, ISI) and bibliographic findings in the eligible articles, 28 studies providing information were reviewed. The search process ended on 2 May 2011. The majority of interventions turn out to be effective, both for depression (65%) and anxiety (73%). However, the obtained overall mean effect sizes calculated from the most utilized questionnaires can be considered rather small (CDI: -0.12; RCMAS: -0.29). The majority of the reviewed school-based interventions shows effectiveness in reducing or preventing mental disorders in adolescents. However, effect size computation revealed only small-scale effectiveness. Future studies have to consider the impact of program implementation variations.
authors: Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103 Leipzig, Germany sandro.corrieri@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors: Sandro
authors: S
authors: Corrieri
authors: Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103 Leipzig, Germany Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors: Dirk
authors: D
authors: Heider
authors: Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Ines
authors: I
authors: Conrad
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Semmelweisstr. 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Blume
authors: Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors: Hans-Helmut
authors: HH
authors: König
authors: Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Steffi G
authors: SG
authors: Riedel-Heller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: adolescents; evaluation; mental health; prevention