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Cognitive‐behavioral treatment of childhood depression
Author(s) -
Clarizio Harvey F.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198507)22:3<308::aid-pits2310220313>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - psychology , depression (economics) , cognition , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , childhood depression , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
There has been a recent surge of interest in the topic of childhood depression. Whereas much has been written about diagnosis of childhood depression, far less attention has been devoted to the treatment of this condition. The limited knowledge base about intervention approaches to childhood depression stems from the recency of interest in this condition and its imprecise definition. Models for the treatment of childhood depression arise largely from treatment models of adult depression, because the two conditions are seen as similar. This paper reviews the assumptions, potential uses and misuses, research base, and developmental goodness of fit of behavioral and cognitive approaches to the treatment of childhood depression. Empirical data, as well as rational analysis based on developmental considerations, are used in evaluating the merits of the various therapeutic approaches. Implications for school psychologists are discussed.