Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression Relapse Prevention in Children and Adolescents

Summary

This study will determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy in preventing a relapse of depressive symptoms in children.

Timeline

Start

2004-09

Primary completion

2007-11

Completion

2008-02

Publications

• Nakonezny PA, Hughes CW, Mayes TL, Sternweis-Yang KH, Kennard BD, Byerly MJ, Emslie GJ. A comparison of various methods of measuring antidepressant medication adherence among children and adolescents with major depressive disorder in a 12-week open trial of fluoxetine. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2010 Oct;20(5):431-9. doi: 10.1089/cap.2009.0108.
• Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Nightingale-Teresi J, Nakonezny PA, Hughes JL, Jones JM, Tao R, Stewart SM, Jarrett RB. Cognitive-behavioral therapy to prevent relapse in pediatric responders to pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Dec;47(12):1395-404. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31818914a1.

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