The effectiveness of a school-based adolescent depression education program
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In an effort to decrease the suicide rate in adolescents, many interventions have focused on school-based suicide prevention programs. Alternatively, depression education in schools might be effective in decreasing the morbidity, mortality, and stigma associated with adolescent depression. The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) developed a 3-hour curriculum to teach high school students about the illness of depression. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the ADAP curriculum in improving high school students’ knowledge about depression. From 2001 to 2005, 3,538 students were surveyed on their knowledge about depression before and after exposure to the ADAP curriculum. The number of students scoring 80% or higher on the assessment tool more than tripled from pretest to posttest (701 to 2,180), suggesting the effectiveness of the ADAP curriculum. Further study and replication are required to determine if improved knowledge translates into increased treatment-seeking behavior.
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- Authors
- Swartz, K. L., Kastelic, E. A., Hess, S. G., Cox, T. S., Gonzales, L. C., Mink, S. P., & Raymond DePaulo, J.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- ORCID
- Swartz, Karen L.
- Venue
- Health Education & Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-07-25
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-22
- ISSN
- 1090-1981 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6127
- OpenAlex
- W2165542322
- Cited by
- 70
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Education & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Keywords
- adolescent depression, depression education, school-based intervention, depression knowledge, suicide prevention, stigma, treatment-seeking behavior, high school students, curriculum effectiveness
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Depressive Disorder, Female, Health Education, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, School Health Services, Program Evaluation
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