@article{ref1,
title="Depression knowledge in high school students: Effectiveness of the adolescent depression awareness program",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2013",
author="Ruble, Anne E. and Leon, Phillip J. and Gilley-Hensley, Laura and Hess, Sally G. and Swartz, Karen L.",
volume="150",
number="3",
pages="1025-1030",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Major depression is a common disorder among teenagers and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds. Early identification and treatment is essential to prevent suicide. Depression education is a potential intervention for improving knowledge about depression and help-seeking behavior. METHODS: The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) is a school-based depression education intervention with a core message that depression is a treatable medical illness. 710 high school students from six schools in Tulsa, OK participated in the study comparing changes in knowledge about depression and attitudes toward treatment-seeking between students receiving the intervention and those who did not. Changes in depression knowledge and attitude toward help-seeking were measured using the ADAP Depression Knowledge Questionnaire (ADKQ). RESULTS: There was a significant positive change in ADKQ score for students receiving the intervention but not in the control group. The intervention group also demonstrated a significant difference in willingness to &quot;tell someone&quot; if concerned about depression in a peer, which was not present in the control group. LIMITATIONS: The students were not randomized to the intervention and control groups. The ADKQ evaluates attitudes about help-seeking but not behavior. CONCLUSIONS: A school-based educational intervention improved knowledge about depression and attitudes toward help-seeking in adolescents. Future studies should investigate if such change in knowledge results in help-seeking behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.033",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.033"
}