Brief Psychosocial Intervention for Adolescents: Keep it Simple; Do it Well

The highest incidence of clinical depression is during adolescence, and mental health illnesses that recur over the life course begin in young people. BPI is a talking therapy developed for and with adolescents, which is as effective as CBT for adolescents with depression with and without comorbid anxiety and conduct disorder. It can be taught to mental health practitioners in sixteen hours and offered as an evidence-based and NICE-approved treatment after a six-month supervision.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The prevalence of clinical depression peaks during adolescence, and mental health disorders that persist throughout an individual's life often originate in early adulthood. Shockingly, approximately 70% of all mental health issues manifest before the age of thirty. Despite this, the majority of interventions designed for young people have been initially developed for and tailored to adults. However, there is now a groundbreaking talking therapy called BPI, specifically designed for and with adolescents. With over thirty years of clinical expertise in treating mentally ill adolescents and two significant randomized controlled trials of treatment, the authors have unveiled a concise psychosocial intervention that demonstrates equal efficacy to CBT in treating adolescents with depression, both with and without comorbid anxiety and conduct disorder. This breakthrough therapy can be imparted to mental health practitioners in just sixteen hours, enabling them to begin delivering care immediately. Following a six-month supervision period, new BPI practitioners can confidently offer an evidence-based and NICE-approved treatment in their regular clinical practice.

Weight: 210g
Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108984546