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Editorial: How Can We Best Support Suicidal Youth? New Evidence for Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Different Forms of Self-Harm.

Authors :
Jerome L
Ougrin D
Source :
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry [J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry] 2024 Sep; Vol. 63 (9), pp. 860-862. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 16.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Establishing effective treatments for youth at risk of suicide is one of the most pressing and important tasks within child and adolescent psychiatry. Self-harm, which includes suicide attempt (SA), nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), and nonsuicidal self-poisoning, is one of the strongest predictors of suicide. <superscript>1</superscript> Youth who engage in self-harm or experience mental health crisis are becoming more and more common, at increasingly younger ages, and so confidence in treatments to successfully reduce self-harm and prevent relapse and recurrence is crucial. <superscript>2</superscript> However, the evidence base for such treatments is severely lacking despite some progress in the field. <superscript>3-5</superscript> Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the most established treatment option, but even so, the evidence comes from just a handful of studies and primarily focuses on the ability of DBT to reduce the repetition of self-harm. Whether DBT is successful in supporting young people along their recovery journey and is equally effective at treating different forms of self-harm are yet to be properly explored.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1527-5418
Volume :
63
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Publication Type :
Editorial & Opinion
Accession number :
38762071
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2024.05.009