Strong Connections
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Depression |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 12 - 18 |
| Updated: | 10/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 1, 2012 |
| End Date: | August 22, 2018 |
Strong Connections-Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to compare two talking forms of therapy designed to help reduce
depressive symptoms in teenagers: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents and Treatment
as Usual.
depressive symptoms in teenagers: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents and Treatment
as Usual.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) is a manualized short-term therapeutic
intervention that has been shown to be efficacious in a number of randomized control trials
for adolescent depression. The primary aim of the present study is to evaluate the
feasibility of incorporating Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) into routine
psychotherapeutic treatment at Strong Behavioral Health: Child and Adolescent Outpatient. The
second aim of the present investigation is to examine changes in adolescent symptomatology,
interpersonal functioning, perceived stress, and social support throughout the course of
treatment. The third aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of IPT-A versus
treatment as usual (TAU) at reducing depressive symptoms among adolescents.
intervention that has been shown to be efficacious in a number of randomized control trials
for adolescent depression. The primary aim of the present study is to evaluate the
feasibility of incorporating Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A) into routine
psychotherapeutic treatment at Strong Behavioral Health: Child and Adolescent Outpatient. The
second aim of the present investigation is to examine changes in adolescent symptomatology,
interpersonal functioning, perceived stress, and social support throughout the course of
treatment. The third aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of IPT-A versus
treatment as usual (TAU) at reducing depressive symptoms among adolescents.
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 12-18
- scoring in the clinically elevated range for depression using the Beck Depression
Inventory for Youth
Exclusion Criteria:
- currently psychotic
- do not speak English
- currently participating in another form of mental health treatment
- considered to need inpatient hospitalization
- IQ less than 70
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