Authors
Barbara Stanley, Gregory Brown, David A Brent, Karen Wells, Kim Poling, John Curry, Betsy D Kennard, Ann Wagner, Mary F Cwik, Anat Brunstein Klomek, Tina Goldstein, Benedetto Vitiello, Shannon Barnett, Stephanie Daniel, Jennifer Hughes
Publication date
2009/10/1
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume
48
Issue
10
Pages
1005-1013
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
OBJECTIVE
To describe the elements of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP) and to report its feasibility in preventing the recurrence of suicidal behavior in adolescents who have recently attempted suicide.
METHOD
The CBT-SP was developed using a risk reduction and relapse prevention approach and theoretically grounded in principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and targeted therapies for suicidal youths with depression. The CBT-SP consists of acute and continuation phases, each lasting about 12 sessions, and includes a chain analysis of the suicidal event, safety plan development, skill building, psychoeducation, family intervention, and relapse prevention.
RESULTS
The CBT-SP was administered to 110 recent suicide attempters with depression aged 13 to 19 years (mean 15.8 years, SD 1.6) across five academic sites. Twelve …
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