Department of Psychological Science, Graduate School of Humanities, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan (Sawamura, Hirokawa-Ueda, Kawakami, Sakane, Teramoto, Yamamoto, Ono); Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Konan Women's University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (Taketani).
Am J Psychother. 2022 Sep 1;75(3):141-144. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210028. Epub 2022 Mar 29.
University students with symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience depression. This study examined whether interpersonal counseling (IPC) could be an effective treatment for depression among students with ADHD symptoms.
Participants were assigned to either an IPC (N=5) or control (N=7) group. Depression was assessed by using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) at baseline, postintervention, and at 4-, 8-, and 12-week follow-ups.
No significant changes in the SDS total score were observed for either group at each postintervention point. However, the IPC group showed a large effect size at the 4- and 12-week follow-ups. A significant intergroup difference was observed after 4 weeks. No significant intergroup difference was observed after 12 weeks, but there was a large effect size.
IPC appeared to have effects at 4 weeks postintervention. Because this was an exploratory study, further research is necessary.
有注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）症状的大学生常伴有抑郁。本研究旨在探讨人际心理咨询（IPC）是否对 ADHD 症状学生的抑郁有治疗效果。
参与者被分配到 IPC 组（N=5）或对照组（N=7）。在基线、干预后及 4、8、12 周随访时，使用自评抑郁量表（SDS）评估抑郁情况。
每组在干预后的每个时间点，SDS 总分均无显著变化。但 IPC 组在 4 周和 12 周随访时，SDS 总分的效应量较大。4 周后，组间有显著差异。12 周后，组间无显著差异，但效应量较大。
IPC 在干预后 4 周时似乎有效。由于这是一项探索性研究，需要进一步研究。
