Moderators of Response to an Indicated Depression Prevention Intervention for Adolescents With Elevated Depressive Symptoms

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Rohde ◽  
Eric Stice ◽  
Jeff M. Gau
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Depression Prevention

scholarly journals Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Online Depression Prevention Intervention for College Students: Intervention Development and Pilot Study Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Tracy R. G. Gladstone ◽  
L. Sophia Rintell ◽  
Katherine R. Buchholz ◽  
Taylor L. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
College Counseling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Depression Prevention ◽  
Study Results

College and university students across the United States are experiencing increases in depressive symptoms and risk for clinical depression. As college counseling centers strive to address the problem through wellness outreach and psychoeducation, limited resources make it difficult to reach students who would most benefit. Technology-based prevention programs have the potential to increase reach and address barriers to access encountered by students in need of mental health support. Part 1 of this manuscript describes the development of the Willow intervention, an adaptation of the technology-based CATCH-IT depression prevention intervention using a community participatory approach, for use by students at a women’s liberal arts college. Part 2 presents data from a pilot study of Willow with N = 34 (mean age = 19.82, SD = 1.19) students. Twenty-nine participants (85%) logged onto Willow at least once, and eight (24%) completed the full intervention. Participants positively rated the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of Willow. After eight weeks of use, results suggested decreases in depressive symptoms (95% CI (0.46–3.59)), anxiety symptoms (95% CI (0.41–3.04)), and rumination (95% CI (0.45–8.18)). This internet-based prevention intervention was found to be acceptable, feasible to implement, and may be associated with decreased internalizing symptoms.

scholarly journals Randomized Clinical Trial of an Internet-Based Adolescent Depression Prevention Intervention in Primary Care: Internalizing Symptom Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7736
Author(s):  
Tracy Gladstone ◽  
Katherine R. Buchholz ◽  
Marian Fitzgibbon ◽  
Linda Schiffer ◽  
Miae Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Depression Prevention ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Adulthood Transition ◽  
Depressive Episodes

Approximately 20% of people will experience a depressive episode by adulthood, making adolescence an important developmental target for prevention. CATCH-IT (Competent Adulthood Transition with Cognitive-behavioral, Humanistic, and Interpersonal Training), an online depression prevention intervention, has demonstrated efficacy in preventing depressive episodes among adolescents reporting elevated symptoms. Our study examines the effects of CATCH-IT compared to online health education (HE) on internalizing symptoms in adolescents at risk for depression. Participants, ages 13–18, were recruited across eight US health systems and were randomly assigned to CATCH-IT or HE. Assessments were completed at baseline, 2, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. There were no significant differences between groups in change in depressive symptoms (b = −0.31 for CATCH-IT, b = −0.27 for HE, p = 0.80) or anxiety (b = −0.13 for CATCH-IT, b = −0.11 for HE, p = 0.79). Improvement in depressive symptoms was statistically significant (p < 0.05) for both groups (p = 0.004 for CATCH-IT, p = 0.009 for HE); improvement in anxiety was significant for CATCH-IT (p = 0.04) but not HE (p = 0.07). Parental depression and positive relationships with primary care physicians (PRPC) moderated the anxiety findings, and adolescents’ externalizing symptoms and PRPC moderated the depression findings. This study demonstrates the long-term positive effects of both online programs on depressive symptoms and suggests that CATCH-IT demonstrates cross-over effects for anxiety as well.

scholarly journals Acceptability and feasibility of two interventions in the MooDFOOD Trial: a food-related depression prevention randomised controlled trial in overweight adults with subsyndromal symptoms of depression

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e034025
Author(s):  
Matthew Owens ◽  
Edward Watkins ◽  
Mariska Bot ◽  
Ingeborg Annemarie Brouwer ◽  
Miquel Roca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Depression Prevention ◽  
History Of ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Subsyndromal Symptoms ◽  
Overweight Adults ◽  
History Of Depression

ObjectivesWe report on the acceptability, feasibility, dose-response relationship and adherence of two nutritional strategies to improve mood (multinutrient supplements; food-related behavioural activation (F-BA)) studied in a randomised controlled depression prevention trial (the Multi‐country cOllaborative project on the rOle of Diet, Food‐related behaviour, and Obesity in the prevention of Depression (MooDFOOD) Trial). We also assessed baseline determinants of adherence and assessed whether better adherence resulted in lower depressive symptoms.DesignRandomised controlled trial with a 2×2 factorial design conducted between 2015 and 2017.SettingGermany, the Netherlands, UK and Spain.ParticipantsCommunity sample of 1025 overweight adults with elevated depressive symptoms without a current episode of major depressive disorder. Main eligibility criteria included age (18–75 years), being overweight or obese, and having at least mild depressive symptoms, shown by a Patient Health Questionnaire Score of ≥5. A total of 76% of the sample was retained at the 12-month follow-up.InterventionsDaily nutritional supplements versus pill placebo or an F-BA therapy, delivered in individual and group sessions versus no behavioural intervention over a 1-year period.Primary and secondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome: self-reported acceptability of the interventions. Secondary outcomes: adherence and self-reported depressive symptoms.ResultsMost participants reported that the F-BA was acceptable (83.61%), feasible to do (65.91%) and would recommend it to a friend (84.57%). Individual F-BA sessions (88.10%) were significantly more often rated as positive than group F-BA sessions (70.17%) and supplements (28.59%). There were statistically significant reductions in depressive symptoms for those who both adhered to the F-BA intervention and had a history of depression (B=−0.08, SE=0.03, p=0.012) versus those who had no history of depression. Supplement intake had no effect on depressive symptoms irrespective of adherence.ConclusionsF-BA may have scope for development as a depression prevention intervention and public health strategy but further refinement and testing are needed.Trial registration numberNCT02529423.

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