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Long-term Treatment of Pediatric Depression With Psychotherapies

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Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and benefits from intervention. However, studies have focused on acute treatment. Thus, data are limited on long-term treatment (ie, both continuation and maintenance treatment). This article discusses the naturalistic course of depression following acute treatment with psychotherapy and the efficacy of long-term psychotherapy for the prevention of relapse and recurrence in depressed children and adolescents.

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  1. Hall-Mercer MH/MR Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 245 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Zheya Jenny Yu

  2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Mira Mooreville

  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Market Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Ronald A. Weller

  4. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Elizabeth B. Weller

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Yu, Z.J., Mooreville, M., Weller, R.A. et al. Long-term Treatment of Pediatric Depression With Psychotherapies. Curr Psychiatry Rep 13, 116–121 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-011-0178-2

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