Adolescent Suicide Risk Screening: A Secondary Analysis of the SHIELD Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of adolescent suicide risk screening to increase initiation of mental health services via a secondary analysis using data from the SHIELD (Screening in High Schools to Identify, Evaluate and Lower Depression) randomized clinical trial, which evaluated school-based screening for major depressive disorder (MDD).

Study design

Students in 14 Pennsylvania high schools were randomized by grade to either the usual school practice of targeted referral for behavior raising a concern for suicide risk or universal screening using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), with any response >0 to item 9 regarding suicide risk considered positive. Students identified in either arm were referred to the Student Assistance Program (SAP), which is man

SUBMITTER: Sekhar DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature