@article{ref1,
title="Randomised controlled trial of therapeutic assessment versus usual assessment in adolescents with self-harm: 2-year follow-up",
journal="Archives of disease in childhood",
year="2013",
author="Ougrin, Dennis and Boege, Isabel and Stahl, Daniel and Banarsee, Reetoodwaj and Taylor, Eric",
volume="98",
number="10",
pages="772-776",
abstract="BACKGROUND: An earlier randomised controlled trial demonstrated improved treatment engagement in adolescents who received Therapeutic Assessment (TA) versus Assessment As Usual (AAU), following an emergency presentation with self-harm. OBJECTIVES: To determine 2-year outcomes for the same adolescents focusing on frequency of Accident and Emergency (A&E) self-harm presentations and treatment engagement. METHOD: Patients in the TA groups (n=35) and the AAU group (n=34) were followed up 2 years after the initial assessment. Their primary and secondary care electronic records were analysed. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the frequency of self-harm resulting in A&E presentations between the two groups (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.23 to 2.13, p=0.53). Treatment engagement remained higher in the TA group than the AAU group. CONCLUSIONS: TA is not associated with a lower frequency of A&E self-harm presentations. The effect of TA on engagement is maintained 2 years after the initial assessment. Interventions to reduce self-harm in adolescents are needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN 81605131, http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN81605131/<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9888",
doi="10.1136/archdischild-2012-303200",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-303200"
}