Status:
COMPLETED
Designing and Testing a Family Therapy for Adolescent Depression
Lead Sponsor:
Oregon Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-18 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study will design and test a cognitive behavioral therapy for depressed adolescents that uses family interactions to help with treatment.
Detailed Description
Adolescent depression causes persistent feelings of sadness, loss of self-worth, discouragement, and loss of interest in usual activities. Treatments for adolescent depression have mixed success, with...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Family with an adolescent between 14 and 18 years of age and at least one parent or permanent guardian with whom the adolescent resides
- Family's primary concerns include depressive symptoms
- Adolescent has a score above 24 on the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale
- Family will be seeking services at the community mental health center that is associated with the study
Exclusion
- Adolescents presenting with evidence of severe difficulties associated with comorbid conditions, such that the focus of treatment would need to shift to nonaffective symptoms
- Adolescents evidencing symptoms of mania or psychoses or with suicidal behaviors requiring inpatient care
- Adolescents with cognitive limitations of severity that will preclude meaningful participation in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00867919
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
April 18 2013
Active Locations (2)
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Options Counseling
Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97403
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Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97403