Pilot study of a primary care internet-based depression prevention intervention for late adolescents.

Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, Justin Ellis, Scott P. Stuart, Joshua Fogel, Daniel E. Ford

2005-05-01articlePubMed Central31 citationsgreen

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Digital Mental Health Interventions Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Treatment and Access

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: There is currently no depression prevention intervention available to adolescents in primary care. METHOD: Fourteen late adolescents evaluated the acceptability (performance and ratings), potential adverse effects (negative emotions), and benefits (pre/post measures of three risk factors for depression) of a combined primary care Internet-based depression prevention intervention. Nearly all participants engaged the website (13/14) and 8/14 completed the entire intervention. RESULTS: Completers reported high levels of readability and ease of understanding and low levels of negative emotions. Completers showed favorable trends for the targeted risk factors: depressive symptoms, dysfunctional thinking, and low social support. CONCLUSION: A primary care/prevention intervention may be acceptable and favorably impact risk factors for depression.

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