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| Name | Class |
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| University of Helsinki | OTHER |
| University of Eastern Finland | OTHER |
| Kuopio University Hospital | OTHER |
| City of Vantaa |
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The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a cognitive group intervention on prevention of major depression in 14-15-year-old adolescents. Moreover, the effect on other selected mental health parameters are investigated.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Experimental | Group cognitive intervention (the Adolescent Coping with Stress) |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | Treatment as usual |
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| 3 | Active Comparator | Healthy controls, receive usual health education in school health care |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| the Adolescent Coping with Stress | Behavioral | A group cognitive intervention, manualized and highly structured. Includes 8 sessions (á 1.5 hours) and a booster session 6 months after termination of the actual intervention. Groups leaders are specifically trained for this course. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Major depression (diagnostic interview) High level of depressive symptoms (self-report scale) | 3 months, 6 months, 12months, 24 months, 36 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Suicidality (diagnostic interview, self-report scale) | 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mauri J Marttunen, Professor | National Institute for Health nd Welfare, Dept of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kuopio University Hospital and Kuopio University | Kuopio | Finland | ||||
| Turku Primary Health care and Adolescent Psychiatric clinic |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003866 | Depressive Disorder |
| D003865 | Depressive Disorder, Major |
| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
| ID | Term |
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| D019964 | Mood Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| OTHER_GOV |
| City of Kuopio | OTHER_GOV |
| City of Turku | OTHER_GOV |
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| Treatment as usual | Behavioral | The usual treatment received by the adolescent with mild to moderate self-reported depressive symptoms in school health care. |
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| usual health education | Other | usual health education given by the school nurses, targeted for healthy controls with no depressive symptoms according to the self-report scale |
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| Vantaa Primary Health Care | Vantaa | Finland |