Impact of comorbid anxiety in an effectiveness study of interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents.
Impact of comorbid anxiety in an effectiveness study of interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents.
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共病焦虑对抑郁青少年人际心理治疗有效性研究的影响。
DOI:
10.1097/01.chi.0000222791.23927.5f
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
Davies,Mark
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作者:
Young,JamiF;Mufson,Laura;Davies,Mark
OBJECTIVETo assess the impact of comorbid anxiety on treatment for adolescent depression in an effectiveness study of interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A).METHODA randomized clinical trial was conducted from April 1, 1999, through July 31, 2002. Sixty-three depressed adolescents, ages 12 to 18, received either IPT-A or treatment as usual delivered by school-based mental health clinicians. Adolescents with and without probable comorbid anxiety disorders were compared on depression and overall functioning. All analyses used an intent-to-treat design.RESULTSComorbid anxiety was associated with higher depression scores at baseline (p <.01) and poorer depression outcome posttreatment (p <.05). IPT-A was nonsignificantly more effective in treating the depression of adolescents with comorbid anxiety (p =.07). Adolescents whose depression and functioning improved during the course of treatment also showed an improvement in anxiety (p <.01), largely irrespective of treatment condition.CONCLUSIONSAdolescents with comorbid depression and anxiety present with more severe depression and may be more difficult to treat. Structured treatments like IPT-A may be particularly helpful for comorbidly depressed adolescents as compared to supportive therapy. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 2006;45(8):904-912.