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The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction: Face-to-face therapy is unavailable to many young people with mental health difficulties in the UK. Internet-based treatments are a low-cost, flexible, and accessible option that may be acceptable to young people. This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability and effectivene...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702018/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412993 |
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author | Midgley, Nick Guerrero-Tates, Brenda Mortimer, Rose Edbrooke-Childs, Julian Mechler, Jakob Lindqvist, Karin Hajkowski, Susan Leibovich, Liat Martin, Peter Andersson, Gerhard Vlaescu, George Lilliengren, Peter Kitson, Annabel Butler-Wheelhouse, Pamela Philips, Björn |
author_facet | Midgley, Nick Guerrero-Tates, Brenda Mortimer, Rose Edbrooke-Childs, Julian Mechler, Jakob Lindqvist, Karin Hajkowski, Susan Leibovich, Liat Martin, Peter Andersson, Gerhard Vlaescu, George Lilliengren, Peter Kitson, Annabel Butler-Wheelhouse, Pamela Philips, Björn |
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description | Introduction: Face-to-face therapy is unavailable to many young people with mental health difficulties in the UK. Internet-based treatments are a low-cost, flexible, and accessible option that may be acceptable to young people. This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of an English-language adaptation of internet-based psychodynamic treatment (iPDT) for depressed adolescents, undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Methods: A single-group, uncontrolled design was used. A total of 23 adolescents, 16–18 years old and experiencing depression, were recruited to this study. Assessments were made at baseline and end of treatment, with additional weekly assessments of depression and anxiety symptoms. Results: Findings showed that it was feasible to recruit to this study during the pandemic, and to deliver the iPDT model with a good level of treatment acceptability. A statistically significant reduction in depressive symptoms and emotion dysregulation was found, with large effect size, by the end of treatment. Whilst anxiety symptoms decreased, this did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: The findings suggest that this English-language adaptation of iPDT, with some further revisions, is feasible to deliver and acceptable for adolescents with depression. Preliminary data indicate that iPDT appears to be effective in reducing depressive symptoms in adolescents. |
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spelling | pubmed-87020182021-12-24 The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Midgley, Nick Guerrero-Tates, Brenda Mortimer, Rose Edbrooke-Childs, Julian Mechler, Jakob Lindqvist, Karin Hajkowski, Susan Leibovich, Liat Martin, Peter Andersson, Gerhard Vlaescu, George Lilliengren, Peter Kitson, Annabel Butler-Wheelhouse, Pamela Philips, Björn Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Introduction: Face-to-face therapy is unavailable to many young people with mental health difficulties in the UK. Internet-based treatments are a low-cost, flexible, and accessible option that may be acceptable to young people. This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of an English-language adaptation of internet-based psychodynamic treatment (iPDT) for depressed adolescents, undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Methods: A single-group, uncontrolled design was used. A total of 23 adolescents, 16–18 years old and experiencing depression, were recruited to this study. Assessments were made at baseline and end of treatment, with additional weekly assessments of depression and anxiety symptoms. Results: Findings showed that it was feasible to recruit to this study during the pandemic, and to deliver the iPDT model with a good level of treatment acceptability. A statistically significant reduction in depressive symptoms and emotion dysregulation was found, with large effect size, by the end of treatment. Whilst anxiety symptoms decreased, this did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: The findings suggest that this English-language adaptation of iPDT, with some further revisions, is feasible to deliver and acceptable for adolescents with depression. Preliminary data indicate that iPDT appears to be effective in reducing depressive symptoms in adolescents. MDPI 2021-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8702018/ /pubmed/34948601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412993 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Midgley, Nick Guerrero-Tates, Brenda Mortimer, Rose Edbrooke-Childs, Julian Mechler, Jakob Lindqvist, Karin Hajkowski, Susan Leibovich, Liat Martin, Peter Andersson, Gerhard Vlaescu, George Lilliengren, Peter Kitson, Annabel Butler-Wheelhouse, Pamela Philips, Björn The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | The Depression: Online Therapy Study (D:OTS)—A Pilot Study of an Internet-Based Psychodynamic Treatment for Adolescents with Low Mood in the UK, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | depression: online therapy study (d:ots)—a pilot study of an internet-based psychodynamic treatment for adolescents with low mood in the uk, in the context of the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702018/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412993 |
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