Effectiveness of emergency department-based and initiated youth suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review examined the effectiveness of Emergency Department-based and initiated youth suicide prevention interventions for suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, hospitalization, family system functioning, and other mental health symptoms.

Methods

We searched five databases for randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies that examined Emergency Department-based and initiated suicide prevention interventions among youth aged 10 to 18 years old between May 2020 to June 2022. Using Cohen's d and 95% confidence interval as our standardised metrics, we followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Synthesis Without Meta-Analysis in Systematic Reviews (SWiM) guidelines when synthesizing, interpreting, and reporting

SUBMITTER: Balasa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10697510 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature