Psychological Treatment Approaches for Depression in Children

Abstract

evaluate existing treatment programs against their adequacy in addressing the [psychosocial] disturbances that may cause or maintain a depressive disorder during childhood / disturbances that are identified and briefly discussed are based on a cognitive-behavioral model of depression that emphasizes both child and environmental variables [describe] an intervention program for children that is designed to improve children's self-esteem psychological interventions for the child [intervening in the mood disturbance, intervening in maladaptive behavior, intervening at the cognitive level] / family intervention [parent training, family therapy] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). (chapter)