Hypothesis: the Internet guided self-help intervention is effective in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescents compared to a waiting-list control group.
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Brief title
Condition
- Other condition
- Psychiatric disorders
Synonym
Health condition
angststoornissen en -symptomen
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
To study the effectiveness of the intervention, participants answer
questionnaires about depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms, quality of life,
and self-esteem.
Secondary outcome
Predictors are: worrying, sense of control, social anxious symptoms, alcohol-
and druguse, peer relationships, disfunctional cognitions, problem-solving
skills, and emotion regulation.
Background summary
Depression and anxiety are very common mental disorders in adolescence, which
makes it important to prevent or postpone the onset of these, often first
incidence, disorders. A difficulty in this respect is that adolescents often do
not seek treatment for mental health problems. The Internet has been proven to
be an acceptable medium for adolescents through which they tend to seek help
for emotional problems.
Study objective
Hypothesis: the Internet guided self-help intervention is effective in reducing
depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescents compared to a waiting-list
control group.
Study design
The effects of the intervention will be studied in a randomized controlled
trial. Adolescents are randomized to the intervention or wait-list control
group. Participants in the control group receive information about depression
and anxiety through a website for adolescents. They are able to attend the
intervention after the second follow-up (4 months after the start of the
intervention).
Intervention
Adolescents receive a web-based self-help intervention which is based on
problem solving and self-examination therapy for adults. The intervention will
be adapted for use with adolescents. Adolescents will make a list of what is
important in their life, after which they are asked to categorise three
distinct categories, namely: not important or relevant, important and solvable,
important but not solvable. For each category, the procedure will be explained
after which participants work through their problems step by step.
Study burden and risks
Burden: adolescents are asked to fill in questionnaires at five different
occasions. The completion of one set of questionnaires on one occasion will
take about 30 minutes.
Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië 334
2593 CE DEN HAAG
Nederland
Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië 334
2593 CE DEN HAAG
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety
Between 12 and 18 years old
Having access to email and a computer with broadband Internet access
Willingness to participate
Informed consent from participant and parents
Exclusion criteria
Suicidal intentions
Severe depressive and/or anxiety complaints
Already receiving treatment for mental health issues
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL21729.029.08 |