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Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and either major or minor depression showed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms after 12 sessions of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program, reported Eva Szigethy, M.D., of Children's Hospital Boston and her associates.
In a pilot study, 11 adolescents aged 12-17 years participated. Seven patients had Crohn's disease and four had ulcerative colitis, with an average of 40 months' duration (J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2004;43:1469-77).
Scores on the Children's Depression Inventory dropped from 16.18 before treatment to 4.82 after treatment. At baseline, all the teens reported depressed mood and anhedonia; 10 reported sleep disturbance and fatigue.
Although illness severity remained the same, the adolescents' own perception of their physical functioning improved by the end of the study period.
Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and either major or minor depression showed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms after 12 sessions of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program, reported Eva Szigethy, M.D., of Children's Hospital Boston and her associates.
In a pilot study, 11 adolescents aged 12-17 years participated. Seven patients had Crohn's disease and four had ulcerative colitis, with an average of 40 months' duration (J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2004;43:1469-77).
Scores on the Children's Depression Inventory dropped from 16.18 before treatment to 4.82 after treatment. At baseline, all the teens reported depressed mood and anhedonia; 10 reported sleep disturbance and fatigue.
Although illness severity remained the same, the adolescents' own perception of their physical functioning improved by the end of the study period.
Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease and either major or minor depression showed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms after 12 sessions of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program, reported Eva Szigethy, M.D., of Children's Hospital Boston and her associates.
In a pilot study, 11 adolescents aged 12-17 years participated. Seven patients had Crohn's disease and four had ulcerative colitis, with an average of 40 months' duration (J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2004;43:1469-77).
Scores on the Children's Depression Inventory dropped from 16.18 before treatment to 4.82 after treatment. At baseline, all the teens reported depressed mood and anhedonia; 10 reported sleep disturbance and fatigue.
Although illness severity remained the same, the adolescents' own perception of their physical functioning improved by the end of the study period.