A randomized controlled trial comparing two cognitive-behavioral programs for adolescent girls with subclinical depression: A school-based program (Op Volle Kracht) and a computerized program (SPARX)

Limited research has indicated the effectiveness of the school-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) prevention program ‘Op Volle Kracht (OVK)’ and the computerized CBT program ‘SPARX’ in decreasing depressive symptoms. Therefore, a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of OVK and SPAR...

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Published in:Behaviour research and therapy 2016-05, Vol.80, p.33-42
Main Authors: Poppelaars, Marlou, Tak, Yuli R., Lichtwarck-Aschoff, Anna, Engels, Rutger C.M.E., Lobel, Adam, Merry, Sally N., Lucassen, Mathijs F.G., Granic, Isabela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Child
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Cognitive-behavioral
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Computerization
Conditions
Depression
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Female
Girls
Humans
Intervention
Mental depression
Mental health care
Motivation
Netherlands
Prevention
Prevention programs
Randomized controlled trial
School based
School Health Services
Schools
Students - psychology
Teenagers
Therapy, Computer-Assisted - methods
Video game
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Summary:Limited research has indicated the effectiveness of the school-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) prevention program ‘Op Volle Kracht (OVK)’ and the computerized CBT program ‘SPARX’ in decreasing depressive symptoms. Therefore, a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of OVK and SPARX was conducted among Dutch female adolescents (n = 208, mean age = 13.35) with elevated depressive symptoms. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: OVK only (n = 50), SPARX only (n = 51), OVK and SPARX combined (n = 56) and a monitoring control condition (n = 51). Participants in the first three conditions received OVK lessons and/or the SPARX game. Depressive symptoms were assessed before interventions started, weekly during the interventions, and immediately after the interventions ended, with follow-up assessments at 3, 6 and 12 months. Intention to treat results showed that depressive symptoms decreased in all conditions (F(12, 1853.03) = 14.62, p 
ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2016.03.005