A comprehensive mapping of outcomes following psychotherapy for adolescent depression: The perspectives of young people,
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A comprehensive mapping of outcomes following psychotherapy for adolescent depression: The perspectives of young people, their parents and therapists K. Krause1,2 · N. Midgley1,3 · J. Edbrooke‑Childs1,2 · M. Wolpert1,4 Received: 23 March 2020 / Accepted: 13 September 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract As mental health systems move towards person-centred care, outcome measurement in clinical research and practice should track changes that matter to young people and their families. This study mapped the types of change described by three key stakeholder groups following psychotherapy for depression, and compared the salience of these outcomes with the frequency of their measurement in recent quantitative treatment effectiveness studies for adolescent depression. Using qualitative content analysis, this study identified and categorized outcomes across 102 semi-structured interviews that were conducted with depressed adolescents, their parents, and therapists, as part of a randomized superiority trial. Adolescents had been allocated to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Short-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, or a Brief Psychosocial Intervention. The study mapped seven high-level outcome domains and 29 outcome categories. On average, participants discussed change in four domains and six outcome categories. The most frequently discussed outcome was an improvement in mood and affect (i.e., core depressive symptoms), but close to half of the participants also described changes in family functioning, coping and resilience, academic functioning, or social functioning. Coping had specific importance for adolescents, while parents and therapists showed particular interest in academic functioning. There was some variation in the outcomes discussed beyond these core themes, across stakeholder groups and treatment arms. Of the outcomes that were frequently discussed in stakeholder narratives, only symptomatic change has been commonly reported in recent treatment studies for adolescent depression. A shift towards considering multiple outcome domains and perspectives is needed to reflect stakeholder priorities and enable more nuanced insights into change processes. Keywords Depression · Outcome · Qualitative · Adolescents · Psychotherapy · Patient perspectives
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01648-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * K. Krause [email protected] 1
Research Department for Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Gower St, Bloomsbury, WC1E 6BT, London, UK
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Evidence‑Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 4‑8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, UK
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Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe), Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 4‑8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, UK
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Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Rd, Bloomsbury, London NW1 2BE, UK
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