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Combined treatment with cognitive–behavioural therapy in adolescent depression: meta-analysis
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Background: The treatment of adolescent depression is controversial and studies of combined treatment (antidepressants and cognitive–behavioural therapy, CBT) have produced conflicting findings. Aims: To address the question of whether CBT confers additional benefit to antidepressant treatment in adolescents with unipolar depression for depressive symptoms, suicidality, impairment and global improvement. Method: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of newer-generation antidepressants and CBT in adolescent depression. Results: There was no evidence of a statistically significant benefit of combined treatment over antidepressants for depressive symptoms, suicidality and global improvement after acute treatment or at follow-up. There was a statistically significant advantage of combined treatment for impairment in the short-term (at 12 weeks) only. There was some evidence of heterogeneity between studies. Conclusions: Adding CBT to antidepressants confers limited advantage for the treatment of an episode of depression in adolescents. The variation in sampling and methodology between studies, as well as the small number of trials, limits the generalisability of the findings and any conclusions that can be drawn. Future studies should examine predictors of response to treatment as well as clinical components that may affect outcome.
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- Authors
- Dubicka, B., Elvins, R., Roberts, C., Chick, G., Wilkinson, P., & Goodyer, I. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Dubicka, Bernadka
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2010-12
- Volume
- 197
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 433-440
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2152747725
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 7.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- adolescent depression, cognitive behavioral therapy, antidepressants, combination therapy, major depressive disorder, suicidality, functional disability, depressive symptoms, treatment response
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Combined Modality Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Suicide, Attempted, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Suicidal Ideation
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