ERIC Number: EJ1005152
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 19
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A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Depression in Rural American Indian Middle School Students
Listug-Lunde, Lori; Vogeltanz-Holm, Nancy; Collins, John
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, v20 n1 p16-34 2013
Rural American Indian (AI) middle school students with depressive symptoms who participated in a culturally modified version of the Adolescent Coping with Depression (CWD-A) course (n = 8) reported significant improvement in depressive symptoms at post-intervention and at 3-month follow-up. There was also a nonsignificant but clinically relevant decrease in participants' anxiety symptoms. Students reported satisfaction with the intervention, and it was potentially more cost-effective and less stigmatizing than the individualized treatment-as-usual interventions to which it was compared. These results suggest the CWD-A is a promising approach for reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms in rural AI students and should be further evaluated with a larger sample of students. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Reservation American Indians, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Middle School Students, Rural Areas, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Relevance, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Outcomes of Treatment, Coping, Parent Participation
Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health. University of Colorado Health Services Center, P.O. Box 6508, Mail Stop F800, Aurora, CO 80045. Tel: 303-724-1414; Fax: 303-724-1474; Web site: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/centers/CAIANH/journal/Pages/journal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Childrens Depression Inventory
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