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Psychological Treatment for Adolescent Depression: Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future

Psychological Treatment for Adolescent Depression: Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future
Behaviour Change
Short Title: Psychological Treatment for Adolescent Depression
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2010
Pages: 1-18
Sources ID: 21318
Visibility: Private
Zotero Collections: Psychotherapy and Contemplation
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The objective of this review is to summarise the evidence for mindfulness and acceptance approaches in the treatment of adolescent depression. The article begins by summarising the outcomes of three broad approaches to the treatment of adolescent depression — primary prevention, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy — in order to advocate for advances in treatment. With regard to psychotherapy, we restrict this to comparisons of meta-analytic studies, in order to cover the breadth of the outcome literature. In the second half of this article, we introduce the reader to mindfulness and acceptance-based psychotherapy, with a particular focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the applicability with adolescents. We provide an overview of the philosophical arguments that underlie this approach to psychotherapy and consider how each of these might contribute to treatment approaches for adolescents with depression.

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