Mediators and theories of change in psychotherapy with adolescents: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Approximately 75% of mental disorders emerge before the age of 25 years but less than half receive appropriate treatment. Little is known about the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic change of adolescents in psychotherapy. The 'European Network of Individualised Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders', funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, will conduct the first systematic review to summarise the existing knowledge on mediators and theories of change in psychotherapy for adolescents.

Method

A systematic review will be conducted, conforming to the reporting guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement recommendations. Electronic databases (PubMed and PsycINFO) have

SUBMITTER: Taubner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938978 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature