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Skills to Enhance Positive Affect in Suicidal Adolescents
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Positive Affect Skills Training and Treatment as Usual for Suicidal Ideation and Suicide, Attempted. Completed, enrolled 52 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The prevalence of suicidal behaviors in adolescents remains unacceptably high and is a significant public health concern. The investigators propose a new treatment approach in which skills to increase positive emotions are taught to the most vulnerable at-risk adolescents, those admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit due to suicide risk. The investigators believe that teaching skills to increase positive emotions will lead to better problem-solving, increased social support, and other benefits which will serve as protective factors and decrease suicide risk.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Individual sessions (3-4) delivered on the inpatient unit, focused on psycho-education regarding positive affect and mood monitoring and teaching of skills to attend to positive affect such as mindfulness, gratitude, and savoring. In-person sessions are followed by weekly phone calls and daily text messages for one month, with option to extend.
Participants will follow the intervention plan laid out in their discharge summary, but do not receive any individual sessions regarding positive affect. Upon discharge, they will receive generic text messages regarding healthy habits for one month, with option to extend.