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A Clinical Psychotherapy Trial for Adolescent Depression Comparing Cognitive, Family, and Supportive Therapy

Brent, David A.·1997·Archives of General Psychiatry
DOI 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830210125017
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies in nonclinical samples have shown psychosocial treatments to be efficacious in the treatment of adolescent depression, but few psychotherapy treatment studies have been conducted in clinically referred, depressed adolescents. METHODS: One hundred seven adolescent patients with DSM-III-R major depressive disorder (MDD) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatments: individual cognitive behavior therapy, systemic behavior family therapy (SBFT), or individual nondirective supportive therapy (NST). Treatments were 12 to 16 sessions provided in as many weeks. Intent-to-treat analyses were conducted using all follow-up data. RESULTS: Of the 107 patients enrolled in the study, 78 (72.9%) completed the study, 4 (3.7%) never initiated treatment, 10 (9.3%) had exclusionary criteria that were undetected at entry, 8 (7.5%) dropped out, and 7 (6.5%) were removed for clinical reasons. Cognitive behavior therapy showed a lower rate of MDD at the end of treatment compared with NST (17.1% vs 42.4%; P = .02), and resulted in a higher rate of remission (64.7%, defined as absence of MDD and at least 3 consecutive Beck Depression Inventory scores < 9) than SBFT (37.9%; P = .03) or NST (39.4%; p = .04). Cognitive behavior therapy resulted in more rapid relief in interviewer-rated (vs both treatments, P = .03) and self-reported depression (vs SBFT, P = .02). All 3 treatments showed significant and similar reductions in suicidality and functional impairment. Parents' views of the credibility of cognitive behavior therapy improved compared with parents' views of both SBFT (P = .01) and NST (P = .05). CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive behavior therapy is more efficacious than SBFT or NST for adolescent MDD in clinical settings, resulting in more rapid and complete treatment response.

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Authors
Brent, D. A.
Corresponding author
Brent, David A.
ORCID
Brent, David A.
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Published
1997-09-01
Volume
54
Issue
9
Pages
877
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830210125017
OpenAlex
W1993925129
Cited by
753
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58
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FWCI
35.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh046500-07)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 46500)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
adolescent depression, major depressive disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, supportive therapy, family therapy, treatment efficacy, remission, suicidality, functional disability, parental attitudes
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Attitude to Health, Depressive Disorder, Family Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Person-Centered Psychotherapy, Parents, Patient Dropouts, Social Class, Suicide, Comorbidity, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome

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