Classroom therapy may not be answer to treating depression in
teenagers, study findsNovember 7th, 2012 in Psychology &
Psychiatry (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University's
Department for Health have found that introducing mood therapy
into the classroom may not be the answer to treating depression
in teenagers. The team looked into the effectiveness of holding
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) sessions for adolescents in
secondary schools with the aim of identifying those at high risk
of depression, negative thinking and anxiety. The Government is
attempting to prevent children and adolescents developing
depression by introducing various programmes in secondary
schools to teach skills for well- being. Schools provide a
convenient and accessible location for delivering depression
prevention programmes. The researcher's trial followed the
Resourceful Adolescent Programme, a universal depression
prevention programme that has been shown to be effective in
Australia and New Zealand. It was delivered to yo