Citation

Paulson BL, Everall RD. Arch. Suicide Res. 2003; 7(4): 309-321.

Affiliation

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate suicidal adolescents' perceptions of helpful experiences in psychotherapy. During the initial data-gathering stage, 17 previously suicidal adolescents (3 male, 14 female) were interviewed to generate descriptive statements of what they found helpful in their therapy experience. In the second phase a pool of 20 participants (5 male, 15 female) were recruited to perform sorting and rating tasks to generate a concept map. The findings suggest that participants found 5 aspects of therapy to be helpful: Enhanced Self-Understanding, Communication, Creative Expression, Therapeutic Relationship, and Therapeutic Strategies.