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Depression
School-based interpersonal psychotherapy effective for depressed adolescents
June 28th, 2004
Adolescents who received interpersonal psychotherapy for depression at school-based health clinics had fewer symptoms of depression after 12-16 weeks than their peers who received other kinds of psychotherapy at school, according to new research. Adolescent depression is a common disorder, affecting 1.6%-8.9% of adolescents annually, but fewer than 3 of 10 adolescents with mental health problems in the United States receive mental health services, the authors said. Recently, school-based health clinics have become an important treatment setting for adolescents with mental health, and general medical problems. Interpersonal psychotherapy focuses on current problems and...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2004-06-28)
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