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Evaluation of reliable improvement rates in depression and anxiety at the end of treatment in adolescents

Edbrooke-Childs, J; Wolpert, M; Zamperoni, V; Napoleone, E; Bear, H; (2018) Evaluation of reliable improvement rates in depression and anxiety at the end of treatment in adolescents. BJPsych Open , 4 (4) pp. 250-255. 10.1192/bjo.2018.31. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Literature has focused on effect sizes rather than individual-level improvement rates to determine how effectively services address burgeoning numbers of adolescents with anxiety and depression.AimsTo consider how many adolescents report reliable improvement in anxiety, depression and comorbid depression and anxiety by end of treatment. METHOD: The primary outcome was reliable improvement (i.e. change greater than likely the result of measurement error) in self-reported anxiety and depression for N = 4464 adolescents (mean age 14.5 years, s.d. = 1.9; 75% female; 61% White) seen in specialist mental health services in England. RESULTS: In total, 53% of those with anxiety, 44% with depression, and 35% with comorbid depression and anxiety showed reliable improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Improvement rates were higher than previously reported, but lower than generally used in advice to the public. There may be a need to set more realistic expectations, including with young people who seek help.Declaration of interestAll authors were involved in the programme of service transformation that this report draws on. M.W. led the outcomes and evaluation group that agreed the approach to measurement used in the initiative.

Type: Article
Title: Evaluation of reliable improvement rates in depression and anxiety at the end of treatment in adolescents
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2018.31
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.31
Language: English
Additional information: This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
Keywords: Adolescent mental health, CAMHS, anxiety, depression, outcomes, reliable improvement
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10056249
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