A randomised controlled trial of a family-group cognitive-behavioural (FGCB) preventive intervention for the children of parents with depression: short-term effects on symptoms and possible mechanisms.

Johanna LoechnerKornelija Starman-WöhrleKeisuke TakanoLina EngelmannAlessandra VoggtFabian LoyMirjam BleyDana WinogradowStephanie HämmerleEsther NeumeierInga WermuthKatharina SchmittFrans OortGerd Schulte-KörneBelinda Platt

Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2021)

The German version of the FGCB intervention is effective in reducing symptoms of general psychopathology. There was no evidence that the mechanisms targeted in the intervention changed within the intervention period.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
cancer therapy
drug delivery
physical activity