Mild to moderate depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
All participants will be offered Behavioural Activation (BA) in the form of 8 weekly sessions lasting up to 40 minutes each with a professional from schools, third sector organisations or child and ad
Sponsors
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Young people 1. Are aged 12-18 years at the date of consent. 2. Score =65 on the depression subscale (10 items) of the Brief Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) (this is the standardised cut-off by which elevated symptoms of depression warrant further assessment and potential intervention) 3. Provide consent (if they are 16-18 years old), or assent (if they are 12-15 years old) along with their parent’s consent, to participate in the study. Parent/Guardians 1. Parent/guardians will be eligible to take part if they are a parent/guardian of a young person aged 12 to 18 years and participating in the feasibility study Professionals 1. Professionals will be eligible to take part if they have experience of working with young people with mild to moderate depression.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Young people eligible for secondary care (tier 3/high intensity therapy) in CAMHS based on local service entry criteria, which usually are: risk of suicide, inability to function because of the severity of the depressive symptoms, complex circumstances such as learning disability. 2. Cannot speak English, because translations of the BA materials, outcome measures, interview topic guides and online survey are not possible for this small study.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) - completed at baseline and 8 weeks post-baseline 2. Behavioural Activation for Depression Scale (BADS)- completed at baseline and 8 weeks post-baseline 3. Child Health Utility-9 Dimensions (CHU-9D) - completed at baseline and 8 weeks post-baseline 4. Behavioural Activation Literacy and Insights (BALI) Questionnaire - completed at baseline and 8 weeks post-baseline 5. Resource Utilisation Questionnaire for Adolescents (RUQ-A) - completed at baseline and 8 weeks post-baseline | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression measured using Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) - Brief Version (25 items) - completed at baseline and 8 weeks post-baseline | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactLucy Tindall
Outcome results
None listed