TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediators in Psychological Treatments for Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Young People
T2 - A Protocol of a Systematic Review
AU - Conejo-Cerón, Sonia
AU - Taubner, Svenja
AU - Heinonen, Erkki
AU - Adler, Asta
AU - Barkauskiene, Rasa
AU - Di Giacomo, Dina
AU - Ioannou, Yianna
AU - Mestre, Jose M.
AU - Henriques, Margarida Rangel
AU - Mota, Catarina Pinheiro
AU - Protić, Sonja
AU - Raleva, Marija
AU - Vieira, Filipa Mucha
AU - Røssberg, Jan Ivar
AU - Sales, Célia M.D.
AU - Saliba, Andrea
AU - Schmidt, Stefanie J.
AU - Perdih, Tjaša Stepišnik
AU - Ulberg, Randi
AU - Volkert, Jana
AU - Moreno-Peral, Patricia
N1 - Funding Information:
This systematic review is carried out as part of the “European Network of Individualized Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders” (TREATme)1, funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). TREATme will review the academic research relating to mediators in young people receiving psychological treatments.
Funding Information:
Funding. This review is based upon work from COST Action European Network on Individualized Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders (TREATme; CA16102), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (www.cost.eu).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Conejo-Cerón, Taubner, Heinonen, Adler, Barkauskiene, Di Giacomo, Ioannou, Mestre, Henriques, Mota, Protić, Raleva, Vieira, Røssberg, Sales, Saliba, Schmidt, Perdih, Ulberg, Volkert and Moreno-Peral.
PY - 2021/7/21
Y1 - 2021/7/21
N2 - Introduction: Anxiety and depressive disorders are a significant problem that starts in childhood or adolescence and should be addressed early to avoid chronic mental conditions. There is strong evidence to demonstrate that psychological treatments are effective for these disorders, however, little is known on mediators and mechanisms of change of psychological treatment in adolescents and young adults. Understanding the pathways through which psychological treatments operate will facilitate more effective treatments. Aim: We aim to conduct a systematic review, exploring the available evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults. Methods: A systematic search has been performed on PubMed and PsycINFO databases to identify studies from inception to 23rd February 2020. Eligible studies include randomized controlled trials and trials (quasi-experimental) designs that have enrolled adolescents and young adults presenting with depression and/or anxiety and that have examined mediators of psychological treatments. A group of 20 reviewers from the COST-Action TREATme (CA16102) divided into 10 pairs independently screen studies for inclusion, extract information from the included studies, and assess the methodological quality of the included studies and the requirements for mediators. The methodological quality will be assessed by The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Extracted data from the included studies will be collected and presented using a narrative approach. Discussion: This systematic review will summarize and provide a comprehensive overview of the current evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for anxiety and depression for adolescents and young adults. Results will allow the identification of strategies to optimize intervention to enhance clinical outcomes. Ethics and dissemination: Ethics approval is not required. Findings from this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at conferences and meetings. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021234641.
AB - Introduction: Anxiety and depressive disorders are a significant problem that starts in childhood or adolescence and should be addressed early to avoid chronic mental conditions. There is strong evidence to demonstrate that psychological treatments are effective for these disorders, however, little is known on mediators and mechanisms of change of psychological treatment in adolescents and young adults. Understanding the pathways through which psychological treatments operate will facilitate more effective treatments. Aim: We aim to conduct a systematic review, exploring the available evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults. Methods: A systematic search has been performed on PubMed and PsycINFO databases to identify studies from inception to 23rd February 2020. Eligible studies include randomized controlled trials and trials (quasi-experimental) designs that have enrolled adolescents and young adults presenting with depression and/or anxiety and that have examined mediators of psychological treatments. A group of 20 reviewers from the COST-Action TREATme (CA16102) divided into 10 pairs independently screen studies for inclusion, extract information from the included studies, and assess the methodological quality of the included studies and the requirements for mediators. The methodological quality will be assessed by The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Extracted data from the included studies will be collected and presented using a narrative approach. Discussion: This systematic review will summarize and provide a comprehensive overview of the current evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for anxiety and depression for adolescents and young adults. Results will allow the identification of strategies to optimize intervention to enhance clinical outcomes. Ethics and dissemination: Ethics approval is not required. Findings from this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at conferences and meetings. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021234641.
KW - adolescence
KW - anxiety
KW - depression
KW - mediator
KW - psychotherapy
KW - systematic review
KW - young adult
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85111919957&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708436
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708436
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111919957
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 12
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 708436
ER -