Social skills training to reduce depression in adolescents.

摘要: … Data were analyzed to address two major questions: (1) Is social skills treatment effective for depression in adolescents? and (2) Is SLT equally effective for male and female adolescents? … Depressed males often appear either physically awkward or lacking in social/interpersonal skills. Responses to this awkwardness by adults and peers usually consist of strong sanctions, punishment, and negative reinforcement. Modification of male behavior in the form of improved …