Preventing Relapse with Adjunctive CBT in Pediatric Depression

Betsy D. Kennard, Psy.D

Children and adolescents with pediatric depression commonly experience an initial response to acute treatment, and even short-term remission of symptoms. Long-term relapse rates, however, can range from 40%–70% during maintenance treatment, leading Dr. Kennard and colleagues to test continuation phase treatment with add-on CBT for pediatric depression.

Clonidine, and Prolonging Opiate Abstinence By Reducing Stress-Induced Craving

William J. Kowalczyk, PhD

Because blocking two types of relapse may be better than one, Dr. Kowalczyk and colleagues designed a clinical trial to look specifically at how clonidine might help people during buprenorphine maintenance.

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