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Which psychotherapies are best for students with depression? - Mental Elf Blog post.


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Young adults are particularly vulnerable to developing mental health problems including depression, and in developed countries an increasing proportion of 18 year olds now enter higher education. It is therefore timely to investigate the effects of psychological therapy for this group.

As the authors of this meta-analysis point out, college students might be particularly responsive to psychological interventions as their depression is more likely to be a first episode and they are a relatively intelligent group (and likely to have greater social advantages). On the other hand, they may be less responsive because in this age group depression may also indicate an early stage in a more severe mental health problem (e.g. bipolar disorder or psychosis), which is less likely to respond to a relatively brief and focused psychological intervention for depression.

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