Study of Mind-Body Skills Groups for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Depression, Depression |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 13 - 17 |
| Updated: | 3/9/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 2017 |
| End Date: | September 2019 |
| Contact: | Jennifer M Garabrant |
| Email: | jwilkers@iu.edu |
| Phone: | 317-278-2510 |
Pilot Study of Mind-Body Skills Groups for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care
The Center for Mind -Body Medicine has developed a mind-body skills group program that
incorporates meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, autogenic training,
biofeedback, genograms, and self-expression through words, drawings, and movement. These
mind-body skills are designed to increase self-awareness and self-regulation. This program
has been shown to significantly improve depression symptoms in children and adolescents with
posttraumatic stress disorder in Gaza, but it has not yet been tested in a US adolescent
population. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using mind-body
skills groups to reduce depression in adolescents and to investigate the effects of the
program on factors such as self-efficacy, mindfulness and rumination which are likely to
mediate improvement.
incorporates meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, autogenic training,
biofeedback, genograms, and self-expression through words, drawings, and movement. These
mind-body skills are designed to increase self-awareness and self-regulation. This program
has been shown to significantly improve depression symptoms in children and adolescents with
posttraumatic stress disorder in Gaza, but it has not yet been tested in a US adolescent
population. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using mind-body
skills groups to reduce depression in adolescents and to investigate the effects of the
program on factors such as self-efficacy, mindfulness and rumination which are likely to
mediate improvement.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Eskenazi Primary Care patients at time of screening
- 13-17 years old
- Diagnosis of depression confirmed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
(MINI) Kid Screen (with adolescent)
- English speaking
- Willingness to attend mind body skills group for duration of the intervention (10
sessions over approximately 10 weeks)
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of bipolar disorder or psychosis
- Acute and immediate risk of suicide, determined by clinical assessment
- Lack of capacity to assent (adolescent) or lack of capacity to consent
(parent/guardian)
- Previous participation by the adolescent in the Eskenazi Mind Body Group intervention
We found this trial at
1
site
720 Eskenazi Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46254
Indianapolis, Indiana 46254
Principal Investigator: Michelle P Salyers, PhD
Phone: 317-278-2510
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