HCPlive (9/8, Walter) reports, “Family therapy was not necessarily more beneficial than other comparison therapies in treating pediatric patients with depression or suicidal ideation,” according to researchers who “screened 5940 records and identified 10 randomized controlled studies of family therapy for depressive disorder or suicidal ideation in adolescents with an active treatment comparison group.” The researchers “found no significant difference between family therapy and active comparison treatment for end-of-treatment levels of depression.” The research was published online in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Family Therapy Not Superior to Other Therapies for Adolescents With Depression “Kenny Walter, HCPlive, September 8, 2022