Treatment for the Suicidal Adolescent: A Critical Analysis of the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
Journal Title: Acta Psychopathologica - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
While there are hundreds of empirical studies in the literature focusing on risk factors and prevention strategies for adolescent suicide, there are few studies that offer insight into the preferred treatment methods for this population. Almost 30 years ago, the U.S. Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide concluded that “ there are no treatment studies–psychotherapeutic, behavioral, or psychopharmacologic–which show that a clearly defined treatment approach is superior to no treatment or to some other treatment” [1]. Since that time there have been little progress in reducing the number of deaths by suicide and there has been no substantial reduction in suicide deaths over the past 60 years [2]. Today there are still few experimental and quasi-experimental studies evaluating suicide treatment models. In a systematic review of the empirical research on psychosocial treatment models of adolescent suicide several authors have concluded that Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the prevailing treatment approach for suicidal and depressed adolescents [3-7]. In fact, the European Psychological Association [8] supports the use of CBT in both treatment and prevention of suicidal behavior. The aim of this essay is to provide an overview of suicidality in adolescents and examine the use of CBT as a treatment option for this population.
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April Dirks
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