Conclusion
From a REBT perspective, “individuals who can accept events and attributes, no matter now negative, will experience natural feelings of disappointment and frustration, but will rarely manifest clinical depression” (DiGiuseppe et al., 2002, p. 224). Given the increasing prevalence of depression in the child and adolescent population, practitioners would be well advised to consider this approach in the prevention and treatment of depression in young clients. Obviously more effort and research is needed to determine particular strategies that work best with this population, but a concerted effort to promote school-based prevention programs that teach the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, combined with a comprehensive intervention approach will hopefully empower young people to deal with this serious mental health problem.
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