Computerised cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression in adolescents: feasibility results and 4-month outcomes of a UK randomised controlled trial.

Objectives: Computer-administered cognitive-behavioural therapy (CCBT) may be a promising treatment for adolescents with depression, particularly due to its increased availability and accessibility. The feasibility of delivering a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing a CCBT program (Stressbusters) with an attention control (self-help websites) for adolescent depression was evaluated.

Design: Single centre RCT feasibility study.

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.

Does parental anxiety cause biases in the processing of child-relevant threat material?

Objectives: Anxiety leads to biases in processing personally relevant information. This study set out to examine whether anxious parents also experience biases in processing child-relevant material.

Design And Methods: Ninety parents acted as a control condition, or received a social anxiety or child-related anxiety induction.

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.

CAMHS dependency scoring: clarity and clinical relevance of the CAMHS-AID.

Aim: A dependency measure (the CAMHS-AID) was developed in Birmingham and Manchester to support more accurate decisions about whether a young person can be accommodated on a child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) inpatient unit. This study aimed to test the content and face validity of the scale.

Method: Eighty-six nursing staff were provided with booklets of the randomly ordered CAMHS-AID items and asked to rate the clarity of the items and how well they reflected clinical practice on a 5-point scale.

Measuring patient dependency in child and adolescent mental health.

Within the context of child and adolescent mental health inpatient services, a literature review was undertaken to understand the concept of inpatient dependency and how it can be measured. Articles and books relating to patient dependency and its measurement in various contexts were retrieved, and other published measures were identified. It was found that dependency has been defined in many different ways, and various techniques have aimed to quantify or categorize patients' dependencies.

Dependency scoring for child and adolescent inpatient mental health services.

Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) inpatient units provide multi-disciplinary treatment for young people with a wide range of complex needs, many of whom have co-morbid presentations. There is no reliable, validated measure of CAMHS patient dependency. This article reports the first stages of a project to develop a properly researched dependency measure for use before (i.