Evaluating a treatment selection approach for online single-session interventions for adolescent depression.

Isaac L AhuviaMichael C MullarkeyJenna Y SungKathryn R Fox Jessica Lee Schleider

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2023)

The utility of treatment selection approaches for SSIs targeting adolescent depression appears limited. Results suggest that both (a) predicting RTI for SSIs is relatively challenging, and (b) the factors that predict RTI for SSIs are similar regardless of the content of the intervention. Given their overall effectiveness and their low-intensity, low-cost nature, increasing youths' access to both digital SSIs may carry more public health utility than additional treatment-matching efforts.

Keyphrases

public health
systematic review
young adults
depressive symptoms
low cost
mental health
physical activity
social media
health information