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Mediators Of Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Depressed Adolescents On Outcomes In Latinos: The Role Of Peer And Family Interpersonal Functioning, Jazmin Reyes-Portillo, Eleanor L. Mcglinchey, Paula K. Yanes-Lukin, J. Blake Turner, Laura Mufson
Mediators Of Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Depressed Adolescents On Outcomes In Latinos: The Role Of Peer And Family Interpersonal Functioning, Jazmin Reyes-Portillo, Eleanor L. Mcglinchey, Paula K. Yanes-Lukin, J. Blake Turner, Laura Mufson
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Peer and family interpersonal functioning were examined as mediators of the impact of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A; Mufson, Dorta, Moreau, & Weissman, 2004) on depression and suicidal ideation among Latino youth. Only youth self-identifying as Latino (n = 50) were included in the analyses. The majority were female (86%) with a mean age of 14.58 (SD = 1.91). The current sample was drawn from the intent to treat sample of a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of IPT-A as compared with treatment as usual (TAU; Mufson, Dorta, Wickramaratne et al., 2004). Youth were randomly assigned to receive IPT-A …