Teen depression focus of study
■ Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, the
study will include research from University professors
By jack Clifford
Oregon Daily Emerald
University psychologists are
teaming up with 10 other research
institutions across the country to
help identify the most effective
way to treat depression in children
and adolescents.
The National Institute of Mental
Health has poured $15 million
into the project, which will in
volve a total of 432 adolescents be
tween the ages of 12 and 17, in
cluding 48 local teens. The
research effort is aimed at compar
ing the effectiveness of various
treatments against major depres
sive disorder or MDD.
The form of depression affects
about one in 20 children and ado
lescents, University clinical psy
chologist and the study’s co-direc
tor Anne Simons said. She said
that this particular study, called
the Treatment of Adolescent De
pression Study, is important be
cause more is known about de
pression in adults than in teens
and early intervention may help
future depressions.
Just getting teens to participate
in the study can help, Simons said.
“One thing about depression is
that it is very isolating,” she said.
“So, seeking treatment forces [a per
son] to interact with other people.”
The study is designed*to com
pare four treatments for MDD. The
anti-depressant Prozac will be giv
en to a portion of the subjects,
while cognitive behavior therapy
—which teaches participants skills
about how thoughts and behaviors
influence their moods — will be
used with other participants.
The third form of treatment is a
combination of Prozac and the be
havioral methods, and the fourth
group will be given a placebo pill.
“We want to find out which of
TADS information
Involves432 adolescents between
the ages of 12 and 17, including 48
local teens.
Major depressive disorder affects
about one in 20 children.
SOURCE: TADS
the treatments produce the most
immediate and long-lasting bene
fits,” said Kathy Hadjiyannakis, a
University graduate student who
will coordinate the study, in a
press release.
The treatment is free to partici
pants and Simons has been contact
ing local child and adolescent agen
cies to seek candidates for the study.
“It’s a $15 million project so the
[NIMH] obviously thinks that ado
lescent depression is an important
issue to study,” Simons said. “That’s
nice for me because I do, too.”
For more information about par
ticipating in the project, teens and
parents can call the TADS office at
346-4987.
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Roxanne McAnally, a Florence
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termined, the City Council has the
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ther research.
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