AJMC March 24, 2025
While the prevention program worked as intended in White American youth, Black youth participants did not have success with the same program.
A depression prevention program was found to have differing levels of efficacy across youth participants who identified as White and Black living in the US. The study, published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,1 indicated that future research should focus on the reasons for these discrepancies to better address Black adolescents living with depression.
Adolescents living with depression can have lasting consequences surrounding their diagnosis, including an increased risk of having academic, social, and emotional problems that can affect their performance both socially and academically. The efficacy of interventions that address depression in adolescents has been...
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