为患有抑郁症症状的LGBTQ+青年提供便携式社区干预措施的开发和试验
Natalia Ramos1, Elizabeth Ollen1, David J Miklowitz1
1Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine.
概括
这项研究试行了为期8周的女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,跨性别者和酷尔/质疑 (LGBTQ+) 青少年抑郁症的小组计划. 这项干预有效地减少了抑郁症症状,显示了可获得的心理健康护理的前景.
科学领域:
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
- 群体治疗 群体治疗
背景情况:
- LGBTQ+年轻人面临着严重的心理健康差异,包括更高的抑郁和自杀率.
- 现有的干预措施可能无法充分满足这一群体的独特需求.
- 准专业人员提供的干预措施可以增加在社区环境中获得护理的机会.
研究的目的:
- 为经历抑郁症的LGBTQ+青少年开发和试点一个交互式,基于技能的小组干预.
- 评估促进福祉和性 (PWR) 课程在减少抑郁症状方面的有效性.
- 评估参与者的满意度,并收集有关干预内容和格式的反.
主要方法:
- 一个为期八次的认知行为小组干预计划是为LGBTQ+年轻人 (12-17岁) 设计的,他们有抑郁症症状.
- 参与者 (N=21) 接受了情绪调节,沟通,压力管理和目标设定方面的培训.
- 年轻人报告的抑郁,焦虑和创伤症状在治疗前和后被评估;焦点小组探索了满意度.
主要成果:
- 这项干预与治疗后抑郁症症状显著减少有关 (p=.002).
- 在焦虑 (p=.049) 或创伤症状 (p=.118) 中没有发现显著变化.
- 会议完成率高 (95%) 和参与者的强烈参与 (57%参加了可选审查) 被注意到.
结论:
- 由 paraprofessionals提供的手动化,为期8周的认知行为小组干预显示了在减少LGBTQ+年轻人抑郁症的初步有效性.
- PWR课程提供了一个有希望的,可访问的模型来支持抑郁的LGBTQ+青少年的心理健康.
- 需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现,并探索更广泛的应用.
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