Depression, CBT, adolescents
Conditions
Interventions
Adolescents are randomly assigned to the CBT program the “D(o)epressie cursus” or care as usual.
Adolescents assigned to the experimental condition, the D(o)epressie cursus, will receive a individual
psycho-education (information about depression and the rationale for the aetiology of the complaints and the treatment of them), setting attainable goals (translate large goals into realistic short te
Sponsors
University of Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 12 until 21 years; 2. A primary diagnoses of depression (regardless the severity: mild, moderate or severe); 3. Referred to a participating mental health institution.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute suicide risk; 2. Drug abuse (as primary diagnosis); 3. Pervasive developmental disorder (as primary diagnosis); 4. Bipolar disorder (as primary diagnosis); 5. Day care or admission to the clinical setting; 6. Not fluent in Dutch, Turkish, Arabic or Berber language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure is the presence of the depression diagnosis (present or absent) measured by means of a diagnostic interview the K-SADS. Both the adolescent, the parent and the clinician view will be taken into account. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Degree of depressive symptoms (CDI, adolescent and parent version); 2. Severity of the depression (K-SADS, adolescent, parent and therapist view); 3. Suicide risk taxation; 4. Comorbidity/psychopathology (YSR and CBCL, adolescent and parent version); 5. Quality of life (EuroQol, adolescent and parent version); 6. Life events (including drug abuse, maltreatment and suicide attempts); 7. Depression parents (BDI); 8. Psychopathology parents (ASR); 9. Parenting (scales from the NOV, APQ, PDI, VTH en PDI); 10. Attachment (PARA). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactDenise Bodden
Universiteit Utrecht P.O. Box 80140
Outcome results
None listed