Depression in teenagers is common, and the number of referrals to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP) is increasing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP) are both well-established and effective talk therapies for adolescents with depression. However, we still know little about which young people benefit most from each type of treatment, and what it is about these therapies that actually leads to improvement.
What works for whom?
There is a clear need to tailor treatment more closely to each individual teenager and to make services more effective. Yet, there are still only a few strong randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that have tested how well CBT and STPP work for depressed adolescents. With the MOP-Youth project, we want to find out who is likely to benefit most from CBT, and who should instead be offered STPP.
The MOP study
MOP-Youth is a sub-project of the larger MOP study.
