@article{ref1,
title="Multisystemic therapy effects on attempted suicide by youths presenting psychiatric emergencies",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="2004",
author="Huey, Stanley J. and Henggeler, S. W. and Rowland, M. D. and Halliday-Boykins, Colleen A. and Cunningham, P. B. and Pickrel, S. G. and Edwards, John N.",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="183-190",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of multisystemic therapy (MST) in reducing attempted suicide among predominantly African American youths referred for emergency psychiatric hospitalization. METHOD: Youths presenting psychiatric emergencies were randomly assigned to MST or hospitalization. Indices of attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, depressive affect, and parental control were assessed before treatment, at 4 months after recruitment, and at the 1-year posttreatment follow-up. RESULTS: Based on youth report, MST was significantly more effective than emergency hospitalization at decreasing rates of attempted suicide at 1-year follow-up; also, the rate of symptom reduction over time was greater for youths receiving MST. Also, treatment differences in patterns of change in attempted suicide (caregiver report) varied as a function of ethnicity, gender, and age. Moreover, treatment effects were found for caregiver-rated parental control but not for youth depressive affect, hopelessness, or suicidal ideation. CONCLUSIONS: Results generally support MST's effectiveness at reducing attempted suicide in psychiatrically disturbed youngsters, whereas the effects of hospitalization varied based on informant and youth demographic characteristics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/01.chi.0000101700.15837.f3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000101700.15837.f3"
}