The effect of psychological treatment on repetitive negative thinking in youth depression and anxiety: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.
Psychol Med
; 53(1): 6-16, 2023 01.
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| ID: mdl-36373473
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Depression and anxiety are prevalent in youth populations and typically emerge during adolescence. Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a putative transdiagnostic mechanism with consistent associations with depression and anxiety. Targeting transdiagnostic processes like RNT for youth depression and anxiety may offer more targeted, personalised and effective treatment.METHODS:
A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the effect of psychological treatments on RNT, depression and anxiety symptoms in young people with depression or anxiety, and a meta-regression to examine relationships between outcomes.RESULTS:
Twenty-eight randomised controlled trials examining 17 different psychological interventions were included. Effect sizes were small to moderate across all outcomes (Hedge's g depression = -0.47, CI -0.77 to -0.17; anxiety = -0.42, CI -0.65 to -0.20; RNT = -0.45, CI -0.67 to -0.23). RNT-focused and non-RNT focused approaches had comparable effects; however, those focusing on modifying the process of RNT had significantly larger effects on RNT than those focusing on modifying negative thought content. Meta-regression revealed a significant relationship between RNT and depression outcomes only across all intervention types and with both depression and anxiety for RNT focused interventions only.CONCLUSION:
Consistent with findings in adults, this review provides evidence that reducing RNT with psychological treatment is associated with improvements in depression and anxiety in youth. Targeting RNT specifically may not lead to better outcomes compared to general approaches; however, focusing on modifying the process of RNT may be more effective than targeting content. Further research is needed to determine causal pathways.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Depressão
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Pessimismo
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Med
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália