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Group Therapy Helps Prevent Depression in Teens
A study published in JAMA has shown that group cognitive behavioral therapy may help prevent depression in at-risk teens.
The study had 113 adolescent participants, ages 13 through 17, whose parents had a history of depression. The adolescents had a history of depression, symptoms of depress, or both. They were assigned randomly to the cognitive behavioral therapy (CB) group or to a second group who received only "usual" care. The CB group participated in a prevention program of eight weekly...
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