ERIC Number: EJ870961
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale Perfectionism: A Predictor and Partial Mediator of Acute Treatment Outcome among Clinically Depressed Adolescents
Jacobs, Rachel H.; Silva, Susan G.; Reinecke, Mark A.; Curry, John F.; Ginsburg, Golda S.; Kratochvil, Christopher J.; March, John S.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v38 n6 p803-813 2009
The effect of perfectionism on acute treatment outcomes was explored in a randomized controlled trial of 439 clinically depressed adolescents (12-17 years of age) enrolled in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) who received cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), fluoxetine, a combination of CBT and FLX, or pill placebo. Measures included the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised, the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Grades 7-9, and the perfectionism subscale from the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS). Predictor results indicate that adolescents with higher versus lower DAS perfectionism scores at baseline, regardless of treatment, continued to demonstrate elevated depression scores across the acute treatment period. In the case of suicidality, DAS perfectionism impeded improvement. Treatment outcomes were partially mediated by the change in DAS perfectionism across the 12-week period. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Modification, Suicide, Rating Scales, Adolescents, Therapy, Depression (Psychology), Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, At Risk Persons, Attitude Measures, Scores, Counseling Effectiveness, Cognitive Restructuring, Drug Therapy, Self Concept, Severity (of Disability), Hypothesis Testing
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Language: English
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