Trajectories of Functioning Into Emerging Adulthood Following Treatment for Adolescent Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is well established that empirically supported treatments reduce depressive symptoms for most adolescents; however, it is not yet known whether these interventions lead to sustained improvements in global functioning. The goal of this study is to assess the clinical characteristics and trajectories of long-term psychosocial functioning among emerging adults who have experienced adolescent-onset major depressive disorder.

Methods

Global functioning was assessed using the Clinical Global Assessment Scale for children (participants ≤18 years), the Global Assessment of Functioning (participants ≥ 19 years) and the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Adolescents among 196 adolescents who elected to complete 3.5 years of naturalistic follow-up subsequent to their pa

SUBMITTER: Peters AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4836911 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature