Citation

Kennard BD, Biernesser C, Wolfe KL, Foxwell AA, Craddock Lee SJ, Rial KV, Patel S, Cheng C, Goldstein T, McMakin D, Blastos B, Douaihy A, Zelazny J, Brent DA. J. Technol. Hum. Serv. 2015; 33(4): 345-357.

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15228835.2015.1106384

PMID

26977137

Abstract

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth and has become a serious public health problem. There has been limited research on strategies to decrease the likelihood of reattempt in adolescents. As phase one of a treatment development study, clinicians, parents and adolescents participated in qualitative interviews in order to gain new perspectives on developing a targeted intervention and a safety plan phone application for suicide prevention. Participants indicated that transition of care, specific treatment targets and safety planning were important parts of treatment. In addition, all participants endorsed the use of a smartphone application for these purposes.

Language: en