Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a brief accessible cognitive behavioural therapy programme for stress in school-aged adolescents (BESST): a cluster randomised controlled trial in the UK
Brown J, James K, Lisk S, Shearer J, Byford S, Stallard P, Deighton J, Saunders D, Yarrum J, Fonagy P, Weaver T, Sclare I, Day C, Evans C, Carter B. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a brief accessible cognitive behavioural therapy programme for stress in school-aged adolescents (BESST): a cluster randomised controlled trial in the UK. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 504-515. PMID: 38759665, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00101-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-as-usualCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment-as-usual groupCluster randomised controlled trialCognitive behavioral therapy workshopRandomised controlled trialsCognitive behavioural therapy programmeSymptoms of depressionBehavioural therapy programmePrimary intention-to-treat analysisSchools TrialIndex of Multiple DeprivationBehavioral therapyDepressive symptomsHealth Technology Assessment programmeSchool-aged adolescentsControlled trialsSelf-referral systemIntention-to-treat populationDiscover interventionsFull school yearMental healthDepressionTherapy programmeIntention-to-treat analysis