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11142542

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Following a suicide attempt by female adolescents, the impact of a specialized emergency room (ER) care intervention was evaluated over the subsequent 18 months. Using a quasi-experimental design, this study assigned 140 female adolescent suicide attempters (SA), ages 12-18 years, and their mothers (88% Hispanic) to receive during their ER visit either: (a) specialized ER care aimed at enhancing adherence to outpatient therapy by providing a soap opera video regarding suicidality, a family therapy session, and staff training; or (b) standard ER care. The adjustment of the SA and their mothers was evaluated over 18 months (follow-up, 92%) using linear mixed model regression analyses. SA's adjustment improved over time on most mental health indices. Rates of suicide reattempts (12.4%) and suicidal reideation (29.8%) were lower than anticipated and similar across ER conditions. The specialized ER care condition was associated with significantly lower depression scores by the SA and lower maternal ratings on family cohesion. Significant interactions of intervention condition with the SA's initial level of psychiatric symptomatology indicated that the intervention's impact was greatest on maternal emotional distress and family cohesion among SA who were highly symptomatic. SA's attendance at therapy sessions following the ER visit was significantly associated with only one outcome--family adaptability. Specialized ER interventions may have substantial and sustained impact over time, particularly for the parents of youth with high psychiatric symptomatology.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-006X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1081-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The 18-month impact of an emergency room intervention for adolescent female suicide attempters.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024, USA. rotheram@ucla.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.