The client discussed in this paper is a 13 year old Caucasian male who was brought in for treatment by his mother who reported a change in the clients daily functioning and mood. He is in the 8th grade at a private high school located in the greater metropolitan area of Miami. During intake assessment the client reported feelings of anhedonia, feelings of worthlessness, trouble sleeping, morbid ideation, feelings of guilt, and hopelessness when thinking of the future. After receiving a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), the client was referred to weekly sessions of psychotherapy for a period of no more than 16 weeks. The theoretical approach used for this client was Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).
Depression in adolescence is …show more content…
Longitudinal studies have highlighted the claim that the continuity of youth depression into adulthood decreases social functioning, family impairments, and elevated suicide risks. Relapse rates for adolescents are reported 12% meeting symptoms for depression with a year and 33% within four years. The study of psychotherapeutic interventions as a treatment for depression has been markedly boosted due not only to the evidence of outcome and impact of adolescent depression, but as well as hesitation in pharmacotherapy …show more content…
It is a 17 item scale that is rated by clinician via unstructured interview with both the child and parent. A standard of score of ≥40 is correlated with a positive diagnosis of depression. In a study conducted by Mayes et al, 152 participants were recruited to measure the psychometric properties of the CDRS-R. The study found that internal consistency and item- total correlations to be good across all three visits, initial screening (0.79), baseline (0.74), and exit (0.92). CDRS-R scores at all three visits were highly correlated with the severity of depression (CGI-S) of participants. Scores were significantly correlated with global functioning scores, however, only during the exit
Depression in adolescence is …show more content…
Longitudinal studies have highlighted the claim that the continuity of youth depression into adulthood decreases social functioning, family impairments, and elevated suicide risks. Relapse rates for adolescents are reported 12% meeting symptoms for depression with a year and 33% within four years. The study of psychotherapeutic interventions as a treatment for depression has been markedly boosted due not only to the evidence of outcome and impact of adolescent depression, but as well as hesitation in pharmacotherapy …show more content…
It is a 17 item scale that is rated by clinician via unstructured interview with both the child and parent. A standard of score of ≥40 is correlated with a positive diagnosis of depression. In a study conducted by Mayes et al, 152 participants were recruited to measure the psychometric properties of the CDRS-R. The study found that internal consistency and item- total correlations to be good across all three visits, initial screening (0.79), baseline (0.74), and exit (0.92). CDRS-R scores at all three visits were highly correlated with the severity of depression (CGI-S) of participants. Scores were significantly correlated with global functioning scores, however, only during the exit