1. A Depression Prevention Program for Rural Adolescents: Modification and Design.
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Noel, La Tonya, Rost, Kathryn, and Gromer, Jill
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PREVENTION of mental depression , *ACTION research , *COGNITIVE therapy , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *CURRICULUM planning , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RURAL conditions , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SOCIAL networks , *CULTURAL awareness , *TEACHER development , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
The purpose of this article is to present an innovative, culturally and age-appropriate design and implementation of an intervention with at-risk youths in a rural community. This article discusses the use of a participatory action research model to develop and inform a culturally adapted intervention to reduce depressive symptoms and prevent the onset of major depression among middle school girls. The design and development of this intervention is outlined, as are several innovative concepts to depression-prevention research with at-risk rural adolescents, and a review of the quantitative and qualitative findings of the peer facilitators' manual feedback, training, and facilitating experiences and overall satisfaction. Within a modular, manualized, treatment protocol, cultural adaptation to address this very real issue is essential to engaging and retaining rural youths. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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