The treatment of suicidality in adolescents by psychosocial interventions for depression: A systematic literature review

Conclusions: It is unclear whether psychological treatments are more effective than no treatment since no study has used a no-treatment control group. There is evidence to suggest that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy interventions produce pre–post reductions in suicidality with moderate effect sizes and are at least as efficacious as pharmacotherapy in reducing suicidality; however, it is unclear whether these effects are sustained. There are several trials showing promising evidence for family-based and interpersonal therapies, with large pre–post effect sizes, and further evaluation with improved methodology is required. Depression prevention interventions show promising short-term effects.
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Key Review Source Type: research