Related Experiment Videos
Suicidal behaviour in children and adolescents. Part 2: treatment and prevention
Margaret M Steele1, Tamison Doey
1Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London.
Objective:
To systematically review the treatment of suicidal behaviour in children and adolescents.
Method:
After discussing the principles of treatment, we review the literature regarding adequate assessment, hospital-based services and their alternatives, and follow-up.
Results:
Treatment modalities (including psychotherapy) and preventive strategies (including school-based interventions, gatekeeper and primary practitioner training, and treatment of psychiatric disorders) are considered in the light of existing evidence.
Conclusions:
The assessment of youth at risk for suicide should include attention to well-established risk factors, but prediction of risk remains difficult. Treatment of suicidal children and adolescents should be evidence-based and may include psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Effective methods of prevention are emerging, but more research is needed.
Related Concept Videos
Treatment Strategies for Psychological Disorders
Psychological therapies focus on modifying emotions, thoughts, and behaviors through talking, interpreting, listening, rewarding, challenging, and modeling. Clinical psychologists, counselors, and social workers commonly practice psychotherapy. Clinical...
Operant Conditioning Intervention
In operant conditioning, behaviors that are...
Drug Therapy
Antianxiety Medications
Bullying
Mania and Antimanic Drugs: Overview
Electroconvulsive Therapy