Protecting adolescents from self-harm: A critical review of intervention studies.

Year: 2014 Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.(2013).52(12):1260Ð1271.DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.09.009 SIEC No: 20140325

Interventions that can front-load treatment shortly after the suicidal crisis, for example, while adolescent suicide attempters are hospitalized, may avert early suicidal events. Treatments that focus on the augmentation of protective factors, such as parent support and positive affect, as well as the promotion of sobriety and healthy sleep, may be beneficial with regard to the prevention of recurrent suicidal ideation, attempts, or self-harm in adolescents.

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