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Treatment-Specific Changes in Decentering Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy versus Antidepressant Medication or Placebo for Prevention of Depressive Relapse
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Bieling, Peter J.; Hawley, Lance L.; Bloch, Richard T.; Corcoran, Kathleen M.; Levitan, Robert D.; Young, L. Trevor; MacQueen, Glenda M.; Segal, Zindel V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: To examine whether metacognitive psychological skills, acquired in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), are also present in patients receiving medication treatments for prevention of depressive relapse and whether these skills mediate MBCT's effectiveness. Method: This study, embedded within a randomized efficacy trial of MBCT,…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Rating Scales, Personality Traits
Examining the Differential Effectiveness of a Life Skills Program (IPSY) on Alcohol Use Trajectories in Early Adolescence
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Spaeth, Michael; Weichold, Karina; Silbereisen, Rainer K.; Wiesner, Margit – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: This study investigated whether a universal school-based life skills program--IPSY (Information + Psychosocial Competence = Protection)--against substance misuse exerted the same effectiveness for young adolescents (10.5-13 years) from distinct alcohol use trajectories characterized by late childhood risk factors (temperament,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Social Problems, Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention
A Meta-Analytic Review of the Penn Resiliency Program's Effect on Depressive Symptoms
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Brunwasser, Steven M.; Gillham, Jane E.; Kim, Eric S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this review was to evaluate whether the Penn Resiliency Program (PRP), a group cognitive-behavioral intervention, is effective in targeting depressive symptoms in youths. We identified 17 controlled evaluations of PRP (N = 2,498) in which depressive symptoms had been measured via an online search of PsycInfo, Medline, ERIC, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Effect Size, Depression (Psychology)