Objective Youth depression is a debilitating condition that constitutes a major public health
concern. A 2006 meta-analysis found modest benefits for psychotherapy versus control. Has …

In this column, we comment on the state of the science regarding psychotherapy for youths
(including children and adolescents) with depression. We begin by discussing our recent …

Depression in youth is prevalent and disabling and tends to presage a chronic and recurrent
course of illness and impairment in adulthood. Clinical trial research in youth depression …

Serious sequelae of youth depression, plus recent concerns over medication safety, prompt
growing interest in the effects of youth psychotherapy. In previous meta-analyses, effect …

Meta-analyses show that psychotherapies are effective in the treatment of depression in
children and adolescents. However, these effects are usually reported in terms of effect …

Objective: To examine the clinical benefit, the harm and the cost‐effectiveness of
psychotherapies in comparison with no treatment, waiting‐list controls, attention‐placebos …

Witnessed over the past 20 years are major advances in knowledge regarding depression in
children and adolescents. Although additional research is needed, clinicians can now turn to …

Over the past four decades, researchers have produced extensive evidence on
psychotherapy for youth mental health problems and disorders. The evidence often has …

Previous meta‐analyses of psychotherapies for child and adolescent depression were
limited because of the small number of trials with direct comparisons between two …

Background Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be more efficacious than
alternative psychosocial interventions for the acute treatment of adolescents with major …