Strong Teens and Resilient Minds: School-based depression and suicide prevention in adolescents attending special schools

Recruiting

Conditions: depression
mood problems
10027946

Registration Number: NL-OMON53295

Lead Sponsor: GGZ Oost Brabant (Rosmalen)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 236

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents attend second or third grade of secondary special education OR
(only if a special school does not operate in grades) adolescents will reach
the age of 14 or 15 during this academic year
Attending special school (voortgezet speciaal onderwijs or praktijkonderwijs)
Score above the cut-off on an depression symptomlist (>= 14 on the CDI-2)

Exclusion Criteria

Adolescents who score 2 on item 8 of the CDI-2 or >= 23 on the VOZZ-screen
(suicidality)
Clinical depression based on the clinical interview held at baseline (ADIS-C)
Absence of parental permission
Adolescent already receiving treatment for depressive symptomatology
Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameter is depressive symptomatology.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameters are suicidality, anxiety and somatic complaints,<br /><br>depression and axiety according to parents.<br /><br>Other study parameters are possible baseline differences between the two groups<br /><br>in demographic variables. Besides: Educational history, reason for attending<br /><br>special schools, diagnosis and full scale IQ. </p><br>