| Literature DB >> 11952188 |
V Robin Weersing1, John R Weisz.
Abstract
This study used a benchmarking strategy to evaluate the effectiveness of community psychotherapy for depressed youth relative to evidence-based treatment in clinical trials. Symptom trajectories of depressed youth treated in community mental health centers (CMHCs) were compared with trajectories of youth treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in clinical trials. Overall, outcomes of CMHC youth more closely resembled those of control condition youth than youth treated with CBT. Within the CMHC sample, ethnic minority status and low therapy dose were related to worse outcomes. However, when outcomes for Caucasian youth and youth receiving longer term services were examined, the CMHC sample still performed more poorly than youth treated with CBT. The findings support the value of developing, testing, and exporting effective therapies for depressed youth to community clinic settings.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11952188 DOI: 10.1037//0022-006x.70.2.299
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Consult Clin Psychol ISSN: 0022-006X