Mechler, J;
Lindqvist, K;
Philips, B;
Midgley, N;
Lilliengren, P;
(2024)
Internet-Delivered Affect-Focused Psychodynamic Therapy for Adolescent Depression: Treatment Principles and Clinical Application in the ERiCA Project.
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy
10.1080/15289168.2024.2339523.
(In press).
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Abstract
Internet-delivered, therapist-guided, self-help programs are novel ways to deliver psychotherapeutic interventions adapted from established therapy models. Such programs can be easily accessed online and may offer an important treatment option for patients who struggle with barriers to seeking out and engaging in face-to-face psychotherapy, including depressed adolescents. While there are evidence-based Internet-delivered self-help programs based on cognitive-behavioral therapies (i.e. ICBT) for adolescent depression, a program based on psychodynamic principles (i.e. IPDT) has so far been lacking. In this article we describe the IPDT program developed within the ERiCA project, which has so far been evaluated in two randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We further provide a case example from one of the trials to illustrate the treatment process and therapeutic interaction in detail. Given the novelty of the approach, we will particularly highlight and discuss how a psychodynamic understanding of adolescent development and depressive dynamics as well as affect-focused treatment principles inform the treatment, including the therapist’s role, tasks, and choice of interventions. The potential implications and utility of IPDT for regular clinical practice are elaborated as well as potential research directions for the future.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Internet-Delivered Affect-Focused Psychodynamic Therapy for Adolescent Depression: Treatment Principles and Clinical Application in the ERiCA Project |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15289168.2024.2339523 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15289168.2024.2339523 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10191824 |
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