Computerised CBT for depressed adolescents: Randomised controlled trial.

Background: Depression in adolescents is a common and impairing problem. Effective psychological therapies for depression are not accessed by most adolescents. Computerised therapy offers huge potential for improving access to treatment.

Computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in adolescents: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: The 1 year prevalence of depression in adolescents is about 2%. Treatment with antidepressant medication is not recommended for initial treatment in young people due to concerns over high side effects, poor efficacy and addictive potential. Evidence suggests that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression and is currently one of the main treatment options recommended in adolescents.

Computerized CBT for adolescent depression ("Stressbusters") and its initial evaluation through an extended case series.

Background: "Stressbusters" is an interactive computer software programme based on a clinically effective face-to-face CBT protocol for young people with depression. It was designed for teenagers with mild to moderate depression, and comprises eight 45-minute sessions.

Method: Twenty-three young people (aged 12-16; mean age 14.

The Children And Parents Service (CAPS): A Multi-Agency Early Intervention Initiative for Young Children and their Families.

Behaviour problems make up approximately 30-50% of all referrals to child and adolescent mental health services. Behavioural parent training is one of the most effective interventions for young children. However, those families most at risk of difficulties fail to access services.

Parenting skills training: an effective intervention for internalizing symptoms in younger children?

Problem: A number of interventions are effective in treating older children with internalizing symptoms. However, little is known about the efficacy of psychological interventions in treating younger children. This study examined the impact on internalizing symptoms of a parenting skills training program.

A step too far? Randomized trial of cognitive-behaviour therapy delivered by social workers to depressed adolescents.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that depressed adolescents given brief cognitive behaviour therapy by trained social workers will be less depressed after this treatment than depressed adolescents who have routine care from their social workers.

Method: Open study, two randomized parallel groups. 86 social workers were randomized to training in brief CBT or delayed training by remote telephone randomization.

Qualitative study of young people's and parents' beliefs about childhood asthma.

Background: Asthma continues to be a common childhood chronic illness managed principally in primary care. Self-management requires co-ordinated efforts of young people, carers and health professionals. Non-compliance occurs even when parents are supervising care, suggesting that decisions are made on the basis of beliefs that contrast with professional advice.

Maternal depression and child behaviour problems. Randomised placebo-controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioural group intervention.

Background: Despite the frequently reported association between maternal depression and childhood psychopathological disorder, few studies have attempted to intervene with both conditions.

Aims: To evaluate the effect of group cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) on child behaviour problems and maternal depression in a group of women with young children.

Method: An assessor-masked, randomised placebo-controlled trial compared three treatments: CBT for depression and parenting skills enhancement; a mothers' support group; and no intervention.