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. 2022 Sep 12:13:993124.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.993124. eCollection 2022.

Program for education and enrichment of relational skills (PEERS) training for social skills and depressed mood intervention in young adult with depression: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Yuting Hua  1 , Qiyuan Zhao  1 , Jiantong Shen  1 , Yujin Liu  1 , Lei Zheng  1 , Mei Zhang  1
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Program for education and enrichment of relational skills (PEERS) training for social skills and depressed mood intervention in young adult with depression: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Yuting Hua et al. Front Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is a common psychiatric disorder characterized by persistent low mood, reduced interest, and slowed thinking. Young adults are the main first-onset group for depression in all categories of the population. Program for education and enrichment of relational skills (PEERS) training, a program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills, has been used in Europe and America for people with various types of social disorders with good results. A Chinese adaptation of the PEERS training program may be a new approach to help youth with depression return to society as soon as possible. This study aimed to construct and optimize a social skills training program for Chinese young adults with depression and to validate the impact of the program.

Materials and methods and analysis: The aim of this trial protocol is to evaluate the efficacy of the localized PEERS training program on social competence, depressed mood in a Chinese young adult population with depression. The primary outcome will be a change in self-reported depressive symptoms from baseline to week 3 post-randomization to week 6 post-randomization measured using the Liebowitz social anxiety scale (LSAS). Secondary outcomes include the rate of decline in severe social anxiety, the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD), the Social Self-Efficacy Scale (PSSE), and the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17). Data for each assessment will be collected at baseline, week 3 of the trial, and week 6 of the trial.

Ethics and dissemination: Ethics approval was obtained from the Hospital Ethics Committee. Findings will be disseminated through scientific journals, conferences, and university courses.

Trial registration number: [http://www.chictr.org.cn/], identifier [ChiCTR2100046050].

Keywords: PEERS; depressed mood; randomized controlled trail; social function; youth depression.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Schedule of enrollment, intervention, and assessment (m = month, w = week).
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