Brief Group Intervention for Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Suicidal Ideation and Their Caregivers: Preliminary Investigation for a Novel Treatment Approach
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation
- Sponsor
- Allison Kennedy
- Enrollment
- 76
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Suicidal Ideation
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Suicide is the second leading cause of mortality for Canadian adolescents. Mental health complaints are one of the leading reasons for an emergency department visit at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and 60% of adolescents report suicidal ideation. The goal of the present investigation is to test the efficacy of a brief group intervention for adolescents with passive suicidal ideation and their caregivers that will focus on coping, familial support, and emotional regulation. The investigators hypothesize that a brief group intervention, delivered in the weeks following presentation for crisis services, will reduce suicidal ideation and improve coping and familial support.
Investigators
Allison Kennedy
Psychologist
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Mild to moderate suicidal ideation
- •Recently presented for services in response to a psycho-social crisis (Emergency Department, MH Urgent Care)
- •One or two caregiver(s) committed to attending the majority of sessions
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of a suicidal plan and/or recent gesture/attempt
- •Psychosis
- •Schizophrenia
- •Dual diagnosis
- •Developmental disability or delay
- •"Behavioural problem" as primary concern
- •Major substance abuse
- •Currently receiving mental health services (once every two weeks or more frequently)
- •Inability to commit to majority of sessions (minimum 4 of 6 sessions)
- •Children's aid society involvement
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Suicidal Ideation
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Suicidal ideation will be measured using the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire Junior (SIQ-JR; Reynolds, 1988). Repeated Measures ANOVA or ANCOVA will be used to compare differences in suicidal ideation within groups (pre-post changes). Further comparisons using clinical cut-off will be conducted via McNemar test for matched pairs.
Secondary Outcomes
- Familial Support(6 weeks)