Depression and response to treatment in an inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric population /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Benfield, Connie Young, 1951-
Other Authors:	Palmer, Douglas (degree committee member.), Reilley, Robert R. (degree committee member.), Rholes, William (degree committee member.), Stenning, Walter (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1985.
Subjects:	Adolescent psychiatry. Depression in children. Major counseling psychology. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy

Description
Abstract:	The present investigation evaluated depression, attributional style, hopelessness, temperament and stressful life events among children and adolescents (9-17 years old) hospitalized on a psychiatric service. Results indicated differences between the depressed and nondepressed groups. Individuals who rated themselves as depressed exhibited depressogenic attributional style on measures of internality and stability for bad events, and reported the opposite style for good events. Differences between the two groups based on DSM-III diagnostic criteria occurred on attributional style pertaining to globality/specificity for good events. Both the diagnostically depressed and nondepressed groups evidenced internal attributional style for bad events. Overall, the present findings are largely in accord with the reformulated hopelessness model of depression (Abramson, Seligman, & Teasdale, 1978) and suggests that older children and adolescents share similar characteristics of adults with depressive symptoms.
Item Description:	"Major subject: Counseling Psychology." Typescript (photocopy). Vita.
Physical Description:	viii, 123 leaves ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-85).