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Direct linkDeborah M. Caldwell; Jennifer C. Palmer; Katie E. Webster; Sarah R. Davies; Hugo Hughes; Joseph Rona; Rachel Churchill; Sarah E. Hetrick; Nicky J. Welton – Prevention Science, 2025
Many randomized controlled trials have investigated the role of school-based prevention interventions to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in young people. Systematic reviews have subsequently demonstrated a small, beneficial effect of these interventions when compared to a combined control group including usual care, no intervention, or…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Prevention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Bastounis, Anastasios; Callaghan, Patrick; Lykomitrou, Foteini; Aubeeluck, Aimee; Michail, Maria – School Mental Health, 2017
Mental health promotion in schools is a key priority for national governments. The aim of this meta-aggregation is to synthesise the findings from universal, depression and/or anxiety, cognitive behavioural therapy and/or interpersonal therapy-based, programmes implemented in schools, which are focused on reducing depression and anxiety in student…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Promotion, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Maggin, Daniel M.; Johnson, Austin H. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
The purpose of this review was to evaluate the methodological strength and overall effectiveness of the research underlying the FRIENDS program for preventing anxiety in students at low and elevated risk for developing anxiety disorders. Meta-analytic findings provided mixed results, with low-risk students exposed to the program having…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Program Evaluation, Risk Assessment, At Risk Students
Munoz, Ricardo F.; Beardslee, William R.; Leykin, Yan – American Psychologist, 2012
The 2009 Institute of Medicine report on prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders (National Research Council & Institute of Medicine, 2009b) presented evidence that major depression can be prevented. In this article, we highlight the implications of the report for public policy and research. Randomized controlled trials have shown…
Descriptors: Prevention, Depression (Psychology), Public Policy, Mental Health
Stice, Eric; Shaw, Heather; Bohon, Cara; Marti, C. Nathan; Rohde, Paul – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Prob,In this meta-analytic review, the authors summarized the effects of depression prevention programs for youth as well as investigated participant, intervention, provider, and research design features associated with larger effects. They identified 47 trials that evaluated 32 prevention programs, producing 60 intervention effect sizes. The…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Homework, Assignments, Research Design
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Suicide Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tarrier, Nicholas; Taylor, Katherine; Gooding, Patricia – Behavior Modification, 2008
Suicide behavior is a serious clinical problem worldwide, and understanding ways of reducing it is a priority. A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out to investigate whether Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs) would reduce suicide behavior. From 123 potential articles, 28 studies met the entry criteria. Overall, there was a highly…
Descriptors: Suicide, Therapy, Prevention, Intervention
Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Whiteside, Sephen P.; Deacon, Brett J. – Behavior Therapy, 2005
The last decade has seen a noticeable increase in the number of treatment outcome studies for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present article describes a meta-analysis of this literature with the aim of quantifying treatment effects and examining the extent to which various patient or treatment variables are related to outcome.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Pediatrics, Effect Size, Psychotherapy
Hwang, Myunghee Song; Yeagley, Kathleen Lux; Petosa, Rick – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
Psychosocial smoking prevention studies have shown inconsistent results and theory-driven programs have been related to program success. This meta-analysis was used as a judgment tool for resolving these issues by estimating average program effects and investigating the relative efficacy of program types. The present study examined 65 adolescent…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Effect Size, Social Influences
