TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of a Group Cognitive-Behavioral Depression Prevention Program for Young Adolescents
T2 - A Randomized Effectiveness Trial
AU - Gillham, Jane E.
AU - Reivich, Karen J.
AU - Brunwasser, Steven M.
AU - Freres, Derek R.
AU - Chajon, Norma D.
AU - Megan Kash-MacDonald, V.
AU - Chaplin, Tara M.
AU - Abenavoli, Rachel M.
AU - Matlin, Samantha L.
AU - Gallop, Robert J.
AU - Seligman, Martin E.P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Steven M. Brunwasser is now at the Department of Psychology, University of Michigan; Norma D. Chajon is now at Middlesex Middle School, Darien, CT; V. Megan Kash-MacDonald is now at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London; Tara M. Chaplin is now at the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; Rachel M. Abenavoli is now at the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University; and Samantha L. Matlin is now at the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA. This project was supported by National Institute of Mental Health grant MH52270. Clinical trials registration #: NCT00360451. We thank the adolescents, parents, school counselors, and teachers who participated in this project. The Penn Resiliency Program materials are available for use in research. Materials can be requested by e-mail to info@pennproject.org. Disclosures: Drs. Gillham and Reivich are authors of the Penn Resiliency Program. The University of Pennsylvania has licensed the Penn Resiliency Program to Adaptiv Learning Systems. Drs. Reivich and Seligman own Adaptiv stock and could profit from the sale of this program. None of the other authors of this study has a financial relationship with Adaptiv. Correspondence should be addressed to Jane E. Gillham, Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081. E-mail: jgillha1@swarthmore.edu or info@pennproject.org
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Depression is a common psychological problem in adolescence. Recent research suggests that group cognitive-behavioral interventions can reduce and prevent symptoms of depression in youth. Few studies have tested the effectiveness of such interventions when delivered by school teachers and counselors (as opposed to research team staff). We evaluated the effectiveness of the Penn Resiliency Program for adolescents (PRP-A), a school-based group intervention that targets cognitive behavioral risk factors for depression. We randomly assigned 408 middle school students (ages 10-15) to one of three conditions: PRP-A, PRP-AP (in which adolescents participated in PRP-A and parents were invited to attend a parent intervention component), or a school-as-usual control. Adolescents completed measures of depression and anxiety symptoms, cognitive style, and coping at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at 6-month follow-up. PRP-A reduced depression symptoms relative to the school as usual control.
AB - Depression is a common psychological problem in adolescence. Recent research suggests that group cognitive-behavioral interventions can reduce and prevent symptoms of depression in youth. Few studies have tested the effectiveness of such interventions when delivered by school teachers and counselors (as opposed to research team staff). We evaluated the effectiveness of the Penn Resiliency Program for adolescents (PRP-A), a school-based group intervention that targets cognitive behavioral risk factors for depression. We randomly assigned 408 middle school students (ages 10-15) to one of three conditions: PRP-A, PRP-AP (in which adolescents participated in PRP-A and parents were invited to attend a parent intervention component), or a school-as-usual control. Adolescents completed measures of depression and anxiety symptoms, cognitive style, and coping at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at 6-month follow-up. PRP-A reduced depression symptoms relative to the school as usual control.
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U2 - 10.1080/15374416.2012.706517
DO - 10.1080/15374416.2012.706517
M3 - Article
C2 - 22889296
AN - SCOPUS:84870287817
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 41
SP - 621
EP - 639
JO - Journal of clinical child psychology
JF - Journal of clinical child psychology
IS - 5
ER -