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. 2016 Aug 9;2016(8):CD003380. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003380.pub4

Garber 2013.

Trial name or title A Family Depression Prevention Program (FDP)
Methods Design: RCT
Participants Description: targeted
Cut‐point for inclusion for indicated studies: N/A
What risk was basis of inclusion for selected studies: parent with a current or history of a depressive disorder within child's life
Diagnostic interview to exclude those with current or previous depression: yes
Baseline severity of depression: N/A
Mean age: N/A
Age range: 9 to 15.6 years
Percentage male: N/A
Setting: community
Psychiatric diagnoses excluded: schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, current depressive disorder, developmental disability, substance use disorder
Suicide risk excluded: not reported
Parents with history of schizophrenia/bipolar disorder excluded: yes
Country: USA
Interventions Broad category: CBT
Manualised: not reported
Online: no
Name of programme: Family Depression Prevention (FDP) program
Comparison: written information. Families receive written materials about depression and the effects of parental depression on children.
Outcomes Diagnosis: Longitudinal Interval Follow‐up Evaluation (LIFE)
Name of self‐report depression measure: Youth Self‐report (YSR) depression subscale
Name of clinician report depression measure: not reported
Name of anxiety measure: Youth Self‐report (YSR) anxiety subscale
Name of general functioning measure: not reported
Assessment points: baseline, post‐intervention, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months
Starting date December 2014
Contact information Robin Weersing (robin.weersing@mail.sdsu.edu); San Diego University
Judy Garber (jgarber.vanderbilt@gmail.com); Vanderbilt University
Bruce Compas (Bruce.Compas@Vanderbilt.edu); Vanderbilt University
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