Youth-Nominated Support Team for Suicidal Adolescents (Version 1): a randomized controlled trial.
In this study, the authors investigated the efficacy of the Youth-Nominated Support Team-Version 1 (YST-1), a psychoeducational social network intervention, with 289 suicidal, psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents (197 girls, 92 boys). Adolescents were randomly assigned to treatment-as-usual plus YST-1 or treatment-as-usual only. Assessments were completed pre- and postintervention (6 months). There were no main effects for YST-1 on suicide ideation or attempts, internalizing symptoms, or related functional impairment. Relative to other girls, however, those who received YST-1 reported greater decreases in self-reported suicidal ideation (actually treated analytic strategy) and significantly greater decreases in mood-related functional impairment reported by their parents (intent to treat and actually treated analytic strategies). This is the first randomized controlled clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of a social network intervention with suicidal youths.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0295, and Havenwyck Hospital, Auburn Hills, MI, USA. kingca@umich.edu
Cheryl A
CA
King
Anne
A
Kramer
Lesli
L
Preuss
David C R
DC
Kerr
Lois
L
Weisse
Sanjeev
S
Venkataraman
D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention