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Comparative Study
. 1996 Sep;35(9):1156-61.
doi: 10.1097/00004583-199609000-00013.

Pilot study of continuation cognitive-behavioral therapy for major depression in adolescent psychiatric patients

L Kroll  1 , R Harrington, D Jayson, J Fraser, S Gowers
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Comparative Study

Pilot study of continuation cognitive-behavioral therapy for major depression in adolescent psychiatric patients

L Kroll et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1996 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether continuation of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT-C) could prevent relapse in adolescent psychiatric patients who had remitted from major depressive disorder (MDD).

Method: Seventeen patients who continued to have CBT-C for 6 months after remission from MDD were compared with a historical control group of 12 cases who had no further treatment after remission.

Results: Only 1 of the 17 cases who continued with CBT-C dropped out. The cumulative relapse risk during CBT-C was significantly lower (0.2) than it had been in the historical control group (0.5).

Conclusions: CBT-C warrants further investigation in a randomized, controlled trial.

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