CARIBOU-1: A pilot controlled trial of an Integrated Care Pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To co-ordinate a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of guideline recommendations using a measurement-based care framework, our group previously developed a care pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents. Core components of the pathway were: assessment, education, cognitive-behavioural therapy, a caregiver intervention group, a medication algorithm, and monthly measurement-based care "team reviews" with the adolescent present. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of conducting a controlled clinical trial of the pathway.

Method

We conducted a 20-week pilot controlled clinical trial of the care pathway relative to treatment as usual. Participants were adolescents (age 14-18) with a primary diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder recruited

SUBMITTER: Courtney DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242836 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature