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American Psychological Association, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1(71), p. 3-13

DOI: 10.1037//0022-006x.71.1.3

American Psychological Association, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1(71), p. 3-13

DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.71.1.3

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Preventing adolescent depression: An evaluation of the problem solving for life program

Journal article published in 2003 by Susan H. Spence ORCID, Jeanie K. Sheffield, Caroline L. Donovan
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Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Problem Solving For Life program as it universal approach to the prevention of adolescent depression. Short-term results indicated that participants with initially elevated depressions scores (high risk) who received the intervention showed a significantly greater decrease in depressive symptoms and increase in life problem-solving scores from pre- to postintervention compared with a high-risk control group. Low-risk participants who received the intervention reported a small but significant decrease in depression scores over the intervention period, whereas the low-risk controls reported an increase in depression scores. The low-risk group reported a significantly greater increase in problem-solving scores over the intervention period compared with low-risk controls. These results were not maintained, however, at 12-month follow-up.