@article{ref1,
title="Coping long term with active suicide in adolescents: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial",
journal="Clinical child psychology and psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Yen, Shirley and Spirito, Anthony and Weinstock, Lauren M. and Tezanos, Katherine and Kolobaric, Antonija and Miller, Ivan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1359104519843956-1359104519843956",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To adapt the Coping Long Term with Active Suicide Program (CLASP) for use with adolescents (CLASP-A) and to assess its feasibility and acceptability on an inpatient psychiatric unit. CLASP-A entailed three individual sessions and one family session, followed by a series of outpatient phone calls to adolescent and a designated parent/guardian over 6 months of follow-up. <br><br>METHODS: The open trial phase involved 17 adolescent/parent pairs, followed by a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which adolescent/parent pairs were randomized to CLASP-A ( n = 25) or enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU; n = 25). Assessments were completed at baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-ups. <br><br>RESULTS: In the open trial, average in-person session attendance was 67%, and study treatment satisfaction was high. To enhance feasibility, we adapted CLASP-A to be completed in three individual sessions for the RCT; 77% of the sessions were completed and study satisfaction remained high in adolescents (3.32/4.0) and parents (3.62/4.0). There were no significant differences between groups in number of suicide attempts or readmissions during follow-up. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Data indicate feasibility and acceptability of CLASP-A. However, the absence of treatment effects between groups raises questions regarding CLASP's potential efficacy with adolescents or the need for more extensive adaptations for adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1045",
doi="10.1177/1359104519843956",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104519843956"
}