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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 6;61(4):508–519. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.807

TABLE 2.

Depression, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use from Baseline to End of Treatment

Baseline Week 4 Week 9 Week 14
n = 85 n = 85 n = 70 n = 72
Group Significant Effects
Mean (SD)/% Mean (SD)/% Mean (SD)/% Mean (SD)/%
Depression EDR 47.26 (6.59) 28.31 (4.48) 28.48 (7.01) 29.36 (9.97) LT, QT, G, G x LT, G x QT
(CDRS-R) CBTD 49.84 (7.66) 44.12 (8.99) 41.10 (11.14) 37.85 (12.98)
ETAU 45.04 (6.07) 38.40 (6.28) 35.87 (9.32) 32.26 (8.99)
Alcohol EDR 2.71 (2.55) 1.09 (2.05) 1.15 (1.76) 1.07 (1.86) LT, QT
Use CBTD 2.75 (2.21) 2.36 (2.43) 1.86 (2.41) 1.75 (2.05)
(ACQ) ETAU 2.36 (2.31) 1.80 (2.18) 1.48 (2.02) 1.30 (2.14)
Heavy EDR 1.97 (2.62) 0.74 (1.82) 0.62 (1.33) 0.46 (1.32) LT
Alcohol Use CBTD 2.17 (2.04) 1.44 (2.47) 1.67 (2.27) 1.10 (2.02)
(ACQ) ETAU 1.88 (2.40) 1.24 (1.79) 1.26 (1.94) 0.78 (1.88)
% Days of EDR 37.08 (31.53) 22.46 (24.94) 18.17 (27.82) 16.71 (25.15) LT, QT, G, G x LT, G x QT
Cannabis Use CBTD 56.62 (35.67) 47.36 (39.95) 37.57 (35.03) 27.89 (29.78)
(DC) ETAU 58.27 (31.26) 31.78 (29.46) 22.81 (29.93) 25.52 (29.27)
% Cannabis EDR 31.43 51.43 57.69 53.57 LT
Negative CBTD 24.00 33.33 33.33 45.00
Drug Screens ETAU 8.00 28.00 26.09 34.78

Note: n = 85 adolescents who were either early depression responders, or non-early responders randomized to cognitive behavior therapy for depression or enhanced treatment as usual. All groups continued to receive motivation enhancement therapy/cognitive behavior therapy for substance abuse through week 14. ACQ = Alcohol Consumption Questionnaire; CBT-D = cognitive behavior therapy for depression; CDRS-R = Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised; DC = Drug Checklist; EDR = Early depression responders; ETAU = enhanced treatment as usual; G = group; LT = linear time; QT = quadratic time.