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A Comparison of Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training for the Treatment of Depression in Adolescents

A Comparison of Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training for the Treatment of... This investigation examined the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and relaxation training for the treatment of depression in adolescents. Thirty moderately depressed adolescents were randomly assigned to either cognitive-behavioral treatment, relaxation training, or a wait-list control condition. Treatment subjects met in small groups for ten 50-min sessions over 5 weeks in a high school setting. Outcome measures included self-report and clinical interviews for depression as well as measures of self-esteem and anxiety. The cognitive-behavioral and relaxation training groups were superior to the wait-list control group in the reduction of depressive symptoms at both posttest and 5-week follow-up assessments. There was no significant difference between active treatments in their effectiveness for reducing adolescents’ depression. Subjects in the cognitive-behavioral and relaxation training conditions went from moderate levels of depression at pretest to nondepressed levels at posttest, and they maintained these levels at follow-up. Improvements in anxiety and academic self-concept were also demonstrated by the active treatments. The findings demonstrate that these short-term group-administered therapies are effective in significantly decreasing depression in adolescents. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology American Psychological Association

A Comparison of Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training for the Treatment of Depression in Adolescents

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0022-006x
eISSN
1939-2117
DOI
10.1037/0022-006X.54.5.653
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Abstract

This investigation examined the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and relaxation training for the treatment of depression in adolescents. Thirty moderately depressed adolescents were randomly assigned to either cognitive-behavioral treatment, relaxation training, or a wait-list control condition. Treatment subjects met in small groups for ten 50-min sessions over 5 weeks in a high school setting. Outcome measures included self-report and clinical interviews for depression as well as measures of self-esteem and anxiety. The cognitive-behavioral and relaxation training groups were superior to the wait-list control group in the reduction of depressive symptoms at both posttest and 5-week follow-up assessments. There was no significant difference between active treatments in their effectiveness for reducing adolescents’ depression. Subjects in the cognitive-behavioral and relaxation training conditions went from moderate levels of depression at pretest to nondepressed levels at posttest, and they maintained these levels at follow-up. Improvements in anxiety and academic self-concept were also demonstrated by the active treatments. The findings demonstrate that these short-term group-administered therapies are effective in significantly decreasing depression in adolescents.

Journal

Journal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Oct 1, 1986

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