TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Specific psychological treatment versus treatment as usual in adolescents with self-harm
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Ougrin, Dennis
A1  - Latif, Saqib
SP  - 74
EP  - 80
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - Background: Despite recent advances in the understanding and treatment of self-harm, poor engagement with therapy remains a serious problem. Aims: To investigate whether offering specific psychological treatment (SPT) leads to better engagement than offering treatment as usual (TAU) in adolescents who have self-harmed. Methods: Data sources were identified by searching Medline, PsychINFO, EMBASE, and PubMed for randomized controlled trials comparing SPT versus TAU in adolescents presenting with self-harm. Results: Seven studies met inclusion criteria, and six were entered into the meta-analysis. There was no statistically significant difference between the number of subjects not completing four or more sessions of an SPT (27.7%, 70/253) than TAU (43.3%, 106/245), RR = 0.71 (95% CI: 0.49-1.05). Conclusions: Engaging adolescents with psychological treatment is necessary although not sufficient to achieve treatment goals. Further research is needed to develop tools for maximizing engagement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000060
ID  - ref1
ER  -