Psychological interventions for suicidal behavior in adolescents: a comprehensive systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent evidence indicates that the risk of death by suicide in teenagers has increased significantly worldwide. Consequently, different therapeutic interventions have been proposed for suicidal behavior in this particular population. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to provide an updated review of the existing psychological interventions for the treatment of suicide attempts (SA) in adolescents and to analyze the efficacy of such interventions.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The studies were identified by searching PubMed, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus databases from 2016 to 2022. According to the inclusion criteria, a total of 40 studies that tested the efficacy of different psychological interventions

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Fernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature