Counseling Outcomes From 1990 to 2008 for School-Age Youth With Depression: A Meta-Analysis

Clinical trials exploring the effectiveness of counseling and psychotherapy in treatment of depression in school‐age youth composed this meta‐analysis. Results were synthesized using a random effects model for mean difference and mean gain effect size estimates. No effects of moderating variables we...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development 2011-09, Vol.89 (4), p.439-457
Main Authors: Erford, Bradley T., Erford, Breann M., Lattanzi, Gina, Weller, Janet, Schein, Hallie, Wolf, Emily, Hughes, Meredith, Darrow, Jenna, Savin-Murphy, Janet, Peacock, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent depression
Adolescent psychotherapy
Adolescents
Age
Antidepressants
Care and treatment
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children & youth
Clinical outcomes
Clinical trials
Cognition & reasoning
Counseling
Counseling Effectiveness
Counseling Services
Counselling
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depression in adolescence
Effect Size
Literature Reviews
Longitudinal Studies
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Meta Analysis
Outcomes of Treatment
Patient outcomes
Performance evaluation
Predictor Variables
Psychotherapy
Random effects
Studies
Suicides & suicide attempts
Systematic review
Teenagers
Termination
Young people
Youth counseling
Youth counselling
Youth Programs
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Summary:Clinical trials exploring the effectiveness of counseling and psychotherapy in treatment of depression in school‐age youth composed this meta‐analysis. Results were synthesized using a random effects model for mean difference and mean gain effect size estimates. No effects of moderating variables were evident. Counseling and psychotherapy are effective for treatment of depression in school‐age youth both at termination and follow‐up, and in school and nonschool settings.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2011.tb02841.x