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Citation |
King CA, Kramer A, Preuss L, Kerr DC, Weisse L, Venkataraman S. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2006; 74(1): 199-206. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US. kingca@umich.edu. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2006, American Psychological Association) |
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16551158 |
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Abstract |
In this study, the authors investigated the efficacy of the Youth-Nominated Support Team-Version 1 (YST-1), a psychoeducational social network intervention, with 289 suicidal, psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents (197 girls, 92 boys). Adolescents were randomly assigned to treatment-as-usual plus YST-1 or treatment-as-usual only. Assessments were completed pre- and postintervention (6 months). There were no main effects for YST-1 on suicide ideation or attempts, internalizing symptoms, or related functional impairment. Relative to other girls, however, those who received YST-1 reported greater decreases in self-reported suicidal ideation (actually treated analytic strategy) and significantly greater decreases in mood-related functional impairment reported by their parents (intent to treat and actually treated analytic strategies). This is the first randomized controlled clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of a social network intervention with suicidal youths. |