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Author: Bendall, Catherine × Author: Hetrick, Sarah × Author: McGorry, Patrick × Author: Parker, Alexandra × Start date: 2010 ×

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    Moderated online social therapy for depression relapse prevention in young people: pilot study of a "next generation' online intervention
    Rice, S ; Gleeson, J ; Davey, C ; Hetrick, S ; Parker, A ; Lederman, R ; Wadley, G ; Murray, G ; Herrman, H ; Chambers, R ; Russon, P ; Miles, C ; D'Alfonso, S ; Thurley, M ; Chinnery, G ; Gilbertson, T ; Eleftheriadis, D ; Barlow, E ; Cagliarini, D ; Toh, J-W ; McAlpine, S ; Koval, P ; Bendall, S ; Jansen, JE ; Hamilton, M ; McGorry, P ; Alvarez-Jimenez, M (WILEY, 2018-08)
    AIM: Implementation of targeted e-mental health interventions offers a promising solution to reducing the burden of disease associated with youth depression. A single-group pilot study was conducted to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, usability and safety of a novel, moderated online social therapy intervention (entitled Rebound) for depression relapse prevention in young people. METHODS: Participants were 42 young people (15-25 years) (50% men; mean age = 18.5 years) in partial or full remission. Participants had access to the Rebound platform for at least 12 weeks, including the social networking, peer and clinical moderator and therapy components. RESULTS: Follow-up data were available for 39 (92.9%) participants. There was high system usage, with 3034 user logins (mean = 72.2 per user) and 2146 posts (mean = 51.1). Almost 70% of users had ≥10 logins over the 12 weeks, with 78.5% logging in over at least 2 months of the pilot. A total of 32 (84%) participants rated the intervention as helpful. There was significant improvement between the number of participants in full remission at baseline (n = 5; none of whom relapsed) relative to n = 19 at 12-week follow-up (P < 0.001). Six (14.3%) participants relapsed to full threshold symptoms at 12 weeks. There was a significant improvement to interviewer-rated depression scores (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS); P = 0.014, d = 0.45) and a trend for improved strength use (P = 0.088, d = 0.29). The single-group design and 12-week treatment phase preclude a full understanding of the clinical benefits of the Rebound intervention. CONCLUSIONS: The Rebound intervention was shown to be acceptable, feasible, highly usable and safe in young people with major depression.
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    Risk factors for relapse following treatment for first episode psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
    Alvarez-Jimenez, M ; Priede, A ; Hetrick, SE ; Bendall, S ; Killackey, E ; Parker, AG ; McGorry, PD ; Gleeson, JF (ELSEVIER, 2012-08)
    BACKGROUND: Preventing relapse is an essential element of early intervention in psychosis, but relevant risk factors and precise relapse rates remain to be clarified. The aim of this study was to systematically compile and analyse risk factors for and rates of relapse in the early course of psychosis. METHODS: Systematic review and meta-analysis of English and non-English language, peer-reviewed, longitudinal studies, with a minimum 12-month follow-up and at least 80% of participants diagnosed with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) that reported risk factors for relapse. RESULTS: Of 153 potentially relevant articles, 29 were included in the study. Pooled prevalence of relapse of positive symptoms was 28% (range=12-47%), 43% (35-54%), 54% (40-63%) at 1, 1.5-2, and 3 years follow-up, in that order. A total of 109 predictors were analysed, with 24 being assessed in at least 3 studies. Of those, 20 predictors could be extracted for meta-analysis. Medication non-adherence, persistent substance use disorder, carers' critical comments (but not overall expressed emotion) and poorer premorbid adjustment, increased the risk for relapse 4-fold, 3-fold, 2.3-fold and 2.2-fold, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical variables and general demographic variables have little impact on relapse rates. Conversely, non-adherence with medication, persistent substance use disorder, carers' criticism and poorer premorbid adjustment significantly increase the risk for relapse in FEP. Future studies need to address the methodological limitations of the extant research (e.g. definition of relapse), focus on the identification of protective factors and evaluate theoretically derived models of relapse.