TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Depression and suicidal ideation in adolescence: Implementation and evaluation of an intervention program
JO  - Enfermería Global
A1  - Amaral, A.P.
A1  - Sampaio, J.U.
A1  - Matos, F.R.N.
A1  - Pocinho, M.T.S.
A1  - de Mesquita, R.F.
A1  - Sousa, L.R.M.
SP  - 1
EP  - 35
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To develop, implement and evaluate a suicide prevention program aimed at adolescents. Material and Methods: A quasi-experimental study, before and after, with adolescents from an educational institution in Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil. The study followed the stages of development, implementation and evaluation of a suicide prevention intervention program. Three assessment instruments were administered before and after the intervention: Beck's Suicidal Ideation Scale; Beck's Depression Inventory and Beck's Hopelessness Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Before the intervention, 102 adolescents participated, 30 (29.4%) had suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms. After the intervention the instruments were applied to the 30 selected adolescents, 12 (40.0%) continued with ideation. Prior to intervention, the average Depression Inventory was 23.83 and then 7.17 (p <0.0001). As for hopelessness, the average obtained before was 7.23 and then 2.17 (p <0.0001); Regarding suicidal ideation, the average obtained before was 10.50 and then 2.57 (p <0.0001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: There was a decrease in depressive symptoms, hopelessness and suicidal ideation after the implementation of the elaborated intervention program. © Servicio de Publicaciones-Universidad de Murcia.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1695-6141
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.402951
ID  - ref1
ER  -