Development of a transdiagnostic, resilience-focused intervention for at-risk adolescents.
J Ment Health
; 32(3): 592-601, 2023 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Environmental adversity and subclinical symptoms of psychopathology in adolescents increase their risk for developing a future psychiatric disorder, yet interventions that may prevent poor outcomes in these vulnerable adolescents are not widely available.AIMS:
To develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a prevention-focused program to enhance resilience in high-risk adolescents.METHOD:
Adolescents with subclinical psychopathology living in a predominantly low-income, Latinx immigrant community were identified during pediatrician visits. A group-based intervention focused on teaching emotion recognition and regulation skills was piloted in three cohorts of adolescents (n = 11, 10, and 7, respectively), using a single arm design. The second and third iterations included sessions with parents.RESULTS:
Eighty-eight percent of participants completed the program, which was rated as beneficial. Also, from baseline to end of treatment, there was a significant decrease in subclinical symptoms and a significant increase in the adolescents' positive social attribution bias (all p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
A resilience-focused intervention administered to high-risk adolescents was found to be feasible and acceptable to participants. Future work is needed to determine whether such a program can reduce the incidence of negative outcomes, such as the development of psychiatric disorders and related disability, in this population.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article