Case study: longitudinal treatment of adolescents with depression and inflammatory bowel disease

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Apr;45(4):396-400. doi: 10.1097/01.chi.0000198591.45949.a4.

Abstract

Objective: To assess longitudinal maintenance of improvements in depression, anxiety, global functioning, and physical health perception in 11 adolescents at 6 and 12 months following completion of manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Method: Standardized instruments assessed follow-up changes in depression, anxiety, physical health, and global psychological functioning.

Results: At both assessments, 10 adolescents did not meet criteria for mood disorders. Improvements in depression, anxiety, global functioning, and physical health perceptions at completion of the cognitive-behavioral therapy were maintained during the 12-month period. Additional cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions (mean = 4.36; SD = 4.37) and psychopharmacology (n = 5) were required during the follow-up period.

Conclusions: CBT with maintenance sessions and medication offers promise to adolescents facing comorbid depressive and physical disorders.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Adolescent
  • Anxiety
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy*
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / psychology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / therapy*
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index