Family-based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents: examining efficacy and potential treatment mechanisms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of family-based interpersonal psychotherapy (FB-IPT) for treating depression in preadolescents (aged 7-12 years) as compared to child-centered therapy (CCT), a supportive and nondirective treatment that closely approximates the standard of care for pediatric depression in community mental health.

Method

Preadolescents with depression (N = 42) were randomly assigned FB-IPT or CCT. Pre- and posttreatment assessments included clinician-administered measures of depression, parent- and child-reported depression and anxiety symptoms, and parent-child conflict and interpersonal impairment with peers.

Results

Preadolescents receiving FB-IPT had higher rates of remission (66.0% versus 31%),

SUBMITTER: Dietz LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4347931 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature