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COMPLEMENTING CBT FOR DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS WITH LEARNING THROUGH IN VIVO EXPERIENCE (LIVE): CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS, TREATMENT DESCRIPTION, AND FEASIBILITY STUDY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2002

Scott T. Gaynor
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
P. Scott Lawrence
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

Abstract

Based on a behavior-analytic interpretation of the skills acquisition process, a rationale is presented for augmenting a currently available cognitive-behavioral treatment (The Adolescent Coping With Depression course: CWD-A) with a newly developed therapy focusing on the interpersonal interactions and learning occurring in-session (Learning through In-Vivo Experience: LIVE). A description of the practice of LIVE is offered and the results from an initial feasibility study are presented. Using a single-subject methodology, two groups each consisting of 5 adolescents with significant symptoms of depression received the treatment. The intervention consisted of 16 2-hour group sessions occurring over an 8-week period. The first 1-hour of each meeting was taken directly from the CWD-A manual. The second hour was based on the LIVE manual. The adolescents who completed the treatment (n = 8) improved from pretreatment to posttreatment and those who discontinued treatment (n = 2) did not. Improvements were maintained at 3 months follow-up. The treatment produced strong group cohesion and both adolescents and their guardians rated the intervention positively. These results provide initial evidence of the efficacy of complementing CWD-A with LIVE.

Type
Clinical Section
Copyright
© 2002 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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