Predictors of Treatment Response for Suicidal Youth Referred for Emergency Psychiatric Hospitalization

This study evaluated factors that predicted poor treatment response for 70 suicidal youth (ages 10 to 17 years; 67% African American) who received either multisystemic therapy (MST) or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Following treatment, suicidal youth were classified as either treatment resp...

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Published in:Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology 2005-09, Vol.34 (3), p.582-589
Main Authors: Huey, Jr, Stanley J., Henggeler, Scott W., Rowland, Melisa D., Halliday-Boykins, Colleen A., Cunningham, Phillippe B., Pickrel, Susan G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Caregivers
Carers
Child
Child psychology
Children & youth
Conflict (Psychology)
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - rehabilitation
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
Family - psychology
Female
Gender Differences
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Mental depression
Multisystemic therapy
Nonresponders
Outcomes of Treatment
Parent Child Relationship
Parent-Child Relations
Parental control
Parenting
Psychiatric Hospitals
Psychiatry
Referral and Consultation
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control
Suicides & suicide attempts
Youth
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Summary:This study evaluated factors that predicted poor treatment response for 70 suicidal youth (ages 10 to 17 years; 67% African American) who received either multisystemic therapy (MST) or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Following treatment, suicidal youth were classified as either treatment responders or nonresponders based on caregiver or youth report of attempted suicide. Overall, female gender, depressive affect, parental control, caregiver psychiatric distress, and caregiver history of psychiatric hospitalization were associated with suicide attempts. However, controlling for other variables, only depressive affect and parental control predicted treatment nonresponse. These results suggest the need to adapt existing treatments for suicidal youth to better address problems relating to youth depression.
ISSN:1537-4416
1537-4424
DOI:10.1207/s15374424jccp3403_13