The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a cognitive group intervention on prevention of major depression in 14-15-year-old adolescents. Moreover, the effect on other selected mental health parameters are investigated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
65
A group cognitive intervention, manualized and highly structured. Includes 8 sessions (á 1.5 hours) and a booster session 6 months after termination of the actual intervention. Groups leaders are specifically trained for this course.
The usual treatment received by the adolescent with mild to moderate self-reported depressive symptoms in school health care.
usual health education given by the school nurses, targeted for healthy controls with no depressive symptoms according to the self-report scale
Kuopio University Hospital and Kuopio University
Kuopio, Finland
Turku Primary Health care and Adolescent Psychiatric clinic
Turku, Finland
Vantaa Primary Health Care
Vantaa, Finland
Major depression (diagnostic interview) High level of depressive symptoms (self-report scale)
Time frame: 3 months, 6 months, 12months, 24 months, 36 months
Suicidality (diagnostic interview, self-report scale)
Time frame: 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months
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