Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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CBT has been demonstrated to be effective for the prevention and treatment of depression in youth. However, CBT can differ in content with different presence and duration of treatment components. Learn more about the effects of CBT and how to best use its components for depression treatment in young adults, teens, and children.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 CBT Basics
2:30 Challenges to CBT for Youth Depression
4:09 Helpful Components of CBT
7:24 Taxonomy Tool
17:28 Results from Taxonomy Research
28:28 Results in Practice
30:25 Microtrial of CBT Components
45:18 Results from Microtrial
50:10 What's Next