title: Efficacy and moderators of a family group cognitive-behavioral preventive intervention for children of parents with depression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Building on an earlier study (Compas, Forehand, Thigpen, et al., 2011), tests of main effects and potential moderators of a family group cognitive-behavioral (FGCB) preventive intervention for children of parents with a history of depression are reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  Assessed a sample of 180 families (242 children ages 9-15 years) in a randomized controlled trial assessed at 2, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after baseline.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant effects favoring the FGCB intervention over a written information comparison condition were found on measures of children's symptoms of depression, mixed anxiety/depression, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems, with multiple effects maintained at 18 and 24 months, and on incidence of child episodes of major depressive disorder over the 24 months. Effects were stronger for child self-reports than for parent reports. Minimal evidence was found for child age, child gender, parental education, parental depressive symptoms, or presence of a current parental depressive episode at baseline as moderators of the FGCB intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings provide support for sustained and robust effects of this preventive intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Compas
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Rex
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forehand
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thigpen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hardcastle
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Human Development.
authors.forename: Jennifer P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Human Development.
authors.forename: Kelly H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rakow
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Human Development.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bettis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Human Development.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reising
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Human Development.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Human Development.
authors.forename: Sonya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sterba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome