Mild/moderate depression among adolescents Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression
Conditions
Interventions
The Adolescent Coping with Depression Course (ACDC), based on CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), is a course for adolescents with subclinical or mild to moderate depression. ACDC is based on a new a
Sponsors
The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This is a cluster-randomized design where the course-leaders are recruited from the School Health Service, Public Health Nurses, the Educational and Psychological Counselling Services (PPT). They are then taught how to recruit a group of 1st or second year students from Upper Secondary School (Videregående skole). A complete assessment of possible participants (adolescents) has to be made by the course instructors before acceptance into the study. Inclusion criteria for adolescents: 1. The target population for this course is 14/15-20 years old adolescents 2. Who have subclinical depression or mild to moderate major depressive disorder (MDD), according to the criteria of the DSM 3. Inclusion criteria require normal intellectual functioning 4. With normal reading abilities, and that was evaluated through the interview.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for adolescents: 1. Bipolar disorder 2. Psychosis 3. Substance-use 4. ADHD or ADD 5. Brain damage 6. Danger of suicide 7. Adolescents who are easily agitated 8. Adolescents who lack the ability to function in a group
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, CES-D for adolescents, at Pre-test, T1, T2, T3, T4 2. Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS) (short version) at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 3. Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) (short version) at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 4. Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) (short version) at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 5. Emotion regulation at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 6. Dropout (from school and official registries) at T1, T2, T3, T4 7. Grades at T1, T2, T3, T4 Pre-test: November/December 2015, T1: January 2016 (at intervention start), T2: June 2016, T3: December 2016, T4: June 2017 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Intentions to quit school at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 2. Social and Cognitive Competence at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 3. Life events at Pre-test, T2, T3, T4 Pre-test: November/December 2015, T1: January 2016 (at intervention start), T2: June 2016, T3: December 2016, T4: June 2017 | — |
Countries
Norway
Contacts
Public ContactGörel Bringedal
Outcome results
None listed