Citation

Diamond G, Creed T, Gillham J, Gallop R, Hamilton JL. J. Fam. Psychol. 2012; 26(4): 595-605.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0028414

PMID

22709259

Abstract

Despite the well-documented association between history of sexual trauma (HSA) and suicide ideation, HSA is largely overlooked in suicide treatment studies. Existing studies showed that patients with a HSA have a weaker treatment response. In this randomized clinical trial for suicide ideation, HSA did not moderate treatment outcome for Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT). Adolescents responded better to ABFT than a control condition, regardless of HSA status. At baseline, adolescents with HSA were also more likely to report past suicide attempts than those without HSA, indicating that they are a particularly important subgroup to consider when developing and evaluating interventions that target suicide ideation. Findings suggest that ABFT is a robust intervention for suicide ideation regardless of HSA. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).

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