Programs for the Prevention of Youth Depression: Evaluation of Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Readiness for Dissemination.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the current state of evidence of the effectiveness of depression prevention programs for youth, assess the degree to which current evidence supports broad implementation, and outline additional steps needed to close the gap between effectiveness and dissemination. We used the Society for Prevention Research's Standards of Evidence (Flay et al., 2005 ) to evaluate the degree to which existing depression prevention programs have established intervention efficacy, effectiveness, and readiness for dissemination. We reviewed all depression prevention programs for youth that have been evaluated in at least two published, randomized controlled trials in which the intervention was compared to a no-intervention control group. A total of 37 studies evaluat

SUBMITTER: Brunwasser SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5176361 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature