Development of a transdiagnostic, resilience-focused intervention for at-risk adolescents

Jacqueline A. Clauss; Kamila Bhiku; Anne Burke; Ylira Pimentel-Diaz; Nicole R. DeTore; Sarah Zapetis; Vanya Zvonar; Katherine Kritikos; Katia M. Canenguez; Corinne Cather; Daphne J. Holt

doi:10.1080/09638237.2022.2140790

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Development of a transdiagnostic, resilience-focused intervention for at-risk adolescents

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Development of a transdiagnostic, resilience-focused intervention for at-risk adolescents

Jacqueline A. Clauss, Kamila Bhiku, Anne Burke, Ylira Pimentel-Diaz, Nicole R. DeTore, Sarah Zapetis, Vanya Zvonar, Katherine Kritikos, Katia M. Canenguez, Corinne Cather, …

Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England), Vol.32(3), pp.592-601

06/2023

DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2140790

PMID: 36369940

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Environmental adversity and subclinical symptoms of psychopathology in adolescents increase their risk for developing a future psychiatric disorder, yet interventions that may prevent poor outcomes in these vulnerable adolescents are not widely available. To develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a prevention-focused program to enhance resilience in high-risk adolescents. Adolescents with subclinical psychopathology living in a predominantly low-income, Latinx immigrant community were identified during pediatrician visits. A group-based intervention focused on teaching emotion recognition and regulation skills was piloted in three cohorts of adolescents (n = 11, 10, and 7, respectively), using a single arm design. The second and third iterations included sessions with parents. Eighty-eight percent of participants completed the program, which was rated as beneficial. Also, from baseline to end of treatment, there was a significant decrease in subclinical symptoms and a significant increase in the adolescents' positive social attribution bias (all p < 0.05). A resilience-focused intervention administered to high-risk adolescents was found to be feasible and acceptable to participants. Future work is needed to determine whether such a program can reduce the incidence of negative outcomes, such as the development of psychiatric disorders and related disability, in this population.

adolescent psychopathology

community psychiatry

environmental risk

Latinx mental health

Prevention

transdiagnostic

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Title: Subtitle: Development of a transdiagnostic, resilience-focused intervention for at-risk adolescents
Creators: Jacqueline A. Clauss - Harvard University
Kamila Bhiku - Massachusetts General Hospital
Anne Burke - Harvard University
Ylira Pimentel-Diaz - Harvard University
Nicole R. DeTore - Harvard University
Sarah Zapetis - Massachusetts General Hospital
Vanya Zvonar - Massachusetts General Hospital
Katherine Kritikos - Massachusetts General Hospital
Katia M. Canenguez - Harvard University
Corinne Cather - Harvard University
Daphne J. Holt - Massachusetts General Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England), Vol.32(3), pp.592-601
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2140790
PMID: 36369940
NLM abbreviation: J Ment Health
ISSN: 0963-8237
eISSN: 1360-0567
Publisher: Routledge
Number of pages: 10
Language: English
Date published: 06/2023
Academic Unit: Psychiatry
Record Identifier: 9985222824602771

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