Skills to Enhance Positive Affect in Suicidal Adolescents
Description
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 Start Date
August 2013
Estimated Completion Date
September 2016
Interventions
- Behavioral: Treatment as Usual
- Behavioral: Positive Affect Skills Training
Specialties
- Internal Medicine: Adol/Youth Medicine,Psychiatry
- Psychiatry: Child/Adolescent Psych,Mood Disorders
MeSH Terms
- Suicide Ideation
- Suicidec
Study ID
Brown University -- R34 MH101272
Status
Unknown
Trial ID
Study Type
Interventional
Trial Phase
N/A
Enrollment Quota
70
Sponsor
Brown University
Inclusion Criteria
- current hospital admission due to concern of suicide risk
- ability of patient to speak, read, and understand English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
- living at home
Exclusion Criteria
- active psychotic disorder
- cognitive deficits that preclude full understanding of study materials
- adolescents who have become wards of the state and do not intend to return to the home of their biological or adoptive parents
Gender
Both
Ages
12 Years to 18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Study Locations and Contact Information (1)
Study Location | Distance | Name | Phone | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Butler Hospital - Providence, Rhode Island | 39.6 miles | Shirley Yen | 401-444-1915 | Shirley_Yen_PhD@Brown.edu |