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Adolescent Coping with Depression Course

An Effective Practice

Description

The Adolescent Coping with Depression Course (CWD-A) is a skills-based small-group treatment program for actively depressed adolescents. The intervention consists of 16 two-hour sessions delivered over a period of eight weeks. Adolescents are taught several skills hypothesized to relieve depression, including assertiveness, relaxation skills, cognitive restructuring techniques, mood monitoring, increasing pleasant activities, and communication and conflict-resolution techniques. A parent component helps keep parents aware of what their teens are learning in the program, regarding general topics discussed, skills taught, and the rationale for their use.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to reduce depression symptoms among adolescents.

Results / Accomplishments

Six studies of the Adolescent Coping with Depression Course found significant reductions in interviewer-rated, parent-rated, and self-reported depression symptoms for treatment children when compared with those in a control group or alternative treatment group.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Primary Contact
Gregory N. Clarke, Ph.D.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research 3800 N. Kaiser Center Dr.
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 335-6673
greg.clarke@kpchr.org
http://www.kpchr.org/research/public/default.aspx
Topics
Health / Adolescent Health
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Organization(s)
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Source
Promising Practices Network
Date of publication
Sep 2006
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Target Audience
Teens
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