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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Depression: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of Changes in Effect-Size Estimates
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Objective To explicate differences between early and recent meta-analytic estimates of the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescent depression.Method Meta-analytic procedures were used to investigate whether methodological characteristics moderated mean effect sizes among 11 randomized, controlled trials of CBT focusing on adolescents meeting diagnostic criteria for unipolar depression.Results Cumulative meta-analyses indicated that effects of CBT have decreased from large effects in early trials, and confidence intervals have become narrower. Effect sizes were significantly smaller among studies that used intent-to-treat analytic strategies, compared CBT to active treatments, were conducted in clinical settings, and featured greater methodological rigor based on CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) criteria. The mean posttreatment effect size of 0.53 was statistically significant.Conclusions Differences in estimates of the efficacy of CBT for depressed adolescents may stem from methodological differences between early and more recent investigations. Overall, results support the effectiveness of CBT for the treatment of adolescent depression.
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“This magnitude of change compares favorably with those reported in meta–analysis of clinical trials of standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or antidepressant drugs (TADS; Kratochvil et al., 2006; ADAPT: Wilkinson et al., 2009), as well as reviews by Klein et al. (2007) and Weisz et al. (2006).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- KLEIN, J. B., JACOBS, R. H., & REINECKE, M. A.
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- KLEIN, JESSE B.
- ORCID
- JACOBS, RACHEL H.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-11
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1403-1413
- ISSN
- 0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2270481
- OpenAlex
- W2074331965
- Cited by
- 254
- References
- 43
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- FWCI
- 1.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (F31MH075308)
- 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 › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, adolescent depression, major depressive disorder, treatment efficacy, effect size heterogeneity, methodological quality, intention-to-treat analysis, clinical trial design
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Major Depressive Disorder, Humans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome
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