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Citation

Ruble AE, Leon PJ, Gilley-Hensley L, Hess SG, Swartz KL. J. Affect. Disord. 2013; 150(3): 1025-1030.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.033

PMID

23790814

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Major depression is a common disorder among teenagers and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds. Early identification and treatment is essential to prevent suicide. Depression education is a potential intervention for improving knowledge about depression and help-seeking behavior. METHODS: The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) is a school-based depression education intervention with a core message that depression is a treatable medical illness. 710 high school students from six schools in Tulsa, OK participated in the study comparing changes in knowledge about depression and attitudes toward treatment-seeking between students receiving the intervention and those who did not. Changes in depression knowledge and attitude toward help-seeking were measured using the ADAP Depression Knowledge Questionnaire (ADKQ). RESULTS: There was a significant positive change in ADKQ score for students receiving the intervention but not in the control group. The intervention group also demonstrated a significant difference in willingness to "tell someone" if concerned about depression in a peer, which was not present in the control group. LIMITATIONS: The students were not randomized to the intervention and control groups. The ADKQ evaluates attitudes about help-seeking but not behavior. CONCLUSIONS: A school-based educational intervention improved knowledge about depression and attitudes toward help-seeking in adolescents. Future studies should investigate if such change in knowledge results in help-seeking behaviors.


Language: en

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