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Bogart AR, Richards M, Sheeder J. Youth and Guardian Expectations of Privacy in Adolescent Health Care. J Adolesc Health 2024:S1054-139X(24)00175-7. [PMID: 38739058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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PURPOSE Adolescent access to confidential care is codified by most states with age-specific laws; however, adolescent and guardian awareness of these laws are poorly understood. In this study, we assessed adolescent and guardian perceptions of conditional confidentiality in health care. METHODS We surveyed youth aged 11-18 years, and guardians accompanying youth seeking care at an urban adolescent outpatient clinic that provides adolescent primary and subspecialty care. Participants completed brief True/False surveys which queried whether a parent would be notified for common, hypothetical scenarios. We analyzed adolescent responses by age group and compared responses of adolescents and guardians. RESULTS Two hundred seventy nine adolescents and 178 guardians completed the survey. Among participants, 86% of adolescents and 67% of guardians believed they understood which health topics were confidential. Adolescent and guardian answers aligned with mandatory reporting laws for scenarios concerning safety and suicidality. Younger adolescents consistently underestimated their legal right to privacy for all hypothetical scenarios. Many adolescents anticipated disclosure to parents for confidential services, including contraception, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infection testing. Guardians expected disclosure about sexual health services at higher rates than they did about substance use. DISCUSSION We identified age-associated knowledge gaps among participants pertaining to adolescent privacy in the clinical setting. These deficits were found in a setting where adolescent privacy is routinely discussed, and our findings may underestimate the knowledge gap in the general pediatric population where confidentiality may not be discussed as often. Providers caring for adolescents share the responsibility of educating both youth and families about the importance of adolescent confidentiality.
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- Amanda R Bogart
- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
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- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Complex Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Taussig HN, Fulginiti A, Racz SJ, Evans R, Cary Katz C. Long-term impact of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens program on suicide-related thoughts and behaviors for youth in out-of-home care: A randomized controlled trial. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38436484 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Youth in out-of-home care are at high risk for suicide-related thoughts and behaviors (STB), yet there are no known efficacious interventions that reduce STB for this population. Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens (FHF-P) is a 9-month community-based mentoring and skills training preventive intervention for children in out-of-home care. A randomized controlled trial enrolled 156 participants aged 9-11 years who were placed in out-of-home care over the prior year. Participants were 48.9% female, 54.1% Hispanic, 30.1% Black, and 27.1% American Indian. Follow-up interviews, conducted 7-12 years postintervention (85.2% retention rate), asked young adult participants, aged 18-22, to self-report lifetime STB as indexed by non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal thoughts, plans, and/or attempts. There was a nonsignificant reduction in the odds of STB for the intervention group at follow-up (OR = 0.74; CI, 0.32, 1.69). However, FHF-P significantly moderated the effect of baseline STB; control youth who reported baseline STB had 10 times the odds of young adult STB (OR = 10.44, CI, 2.28, 47.78), but there was no increase in the odds of adult-reported STB for intervention youth. Findings suggest that FHF-P buffers the impact of pre-existing STB on young adult STB for care-experienced youth. Further research is needed to identify mechanisms that may reduce STB in this population.
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- Heather N Taussig
- Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Kempe Center, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, New York, USA
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Bettis AH, Burke TA, Scott SR, Bedock C, Ambriano C, Parrish J, Marsh D, Fox KR. Disclosures of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors to parents in the context of adolescent therapy: A qualitative investigation. J Clin Psychol 2024; 80:537-558. [PMID: 38111150 PMCID: PMC10922370 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs), including suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and nonsuicidal self-injury, are highly prevalent among adolescents. Identifying adolescents at risk for SITBs relies on their disclosure, and these disclosures commonly occur in therapy context. Moreover, therapists often breach confidentiality to inform adolescents' parent or guardian when they disclose SITBs. Research has explored rates of and barriers to disclosure among adolescents, yet no studies have examined adolescents' experiences of disclosure in the therapy context. Further, no studies have examined adolescents' experiences when their parents are then informed. In this study, we examined qualitative responses from 1495 adolescents who had experienced a SITB disclosure in the therapy context. Qualitative questions included asking adolescents to describe how the SITB disclosure occurred, how their parents were informed, and their parents' reactions. Using open and axial coding, several themes emerged. Adolescents described therapist breaches of confidentiality as collaborative, noncollaborative, or unclear. Adolescents described their parents' affective responses, communication about SITBs, validating and invalidating responses, treatment-oriented responses, and ways that parents restricted their access to people, places, and activities. Findings have implications for the development of clinical guidelines when adolescents disclose SITBs in therapy and highlight areas for future research in adolescent SITB disclosure.
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- Alexandra H Bettis
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Rheinberger D, Baffsky R, McGillivray L, Z Q Gan D, Larsen M, Torok M. Digital therapeutics in the hospital for suicide crisis - content and design recommendations from young people and hospital staff. Digit Health 2024; 10:20552076241230072. [PMID: 38362237 PMCID: PMC10868481 DOI: 10.1177/20552076241230072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Objective Hospital emergency departments lack the resources to adequately support young people who present for suicidal crisis. Digital therapeutics could fill this service gap by providing psychological support without creating additional burden on hospital staff. However, existing research on what is needed for successful integration of digital therapeutics in hospital settings is scant. Thus, this study sought to identify key considerations for implementing digital therapeutics to manage acute suicidal distress in hospitals. Method Participants were 17 young people who recently presented at the hospital for suicide-related crisis, and 12 hospital staff who regularly interacted with young people experiencing mental ill-health in their day-to-day work. Interviews were conducted via videoconference. Framework analysis and reflexive thematic analysis were used to interpret the data obtained. Results Qualitative insights were centred around three major themes: hospital-specific content, therapeutic content, and usability. Digital therapeutics were seen as a useful means for facilitating hospital-based assessment and treatment planning, and for conducting post-discharge check-ins. Therapeutic content should be focused on helping young people self-manage suicide-related distress while they wait for in-person services. Features to promote usability, such as the availability of customisable features and the use of inclusive design or language, should be considered in the design of digital therapeutics. Conclusions Digital therapeutics in hospital settings need to benefit both patients and staff. Given the unique context of the hospital setting and acute nature of suicidal distress, creating specialty digital therapeutics may be more viable than integrating existing ones.
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- Demee Rheinberger
- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Orygen, Parkville, Australia
- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Taflan P, Simpson PL, Wilson M, Jones J, Donovan B, Amin J, Nathan S, Butler T. Sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV testing and diagnosis among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adolescents in contact with the Australian justice system: a cross-sectional study. Sex Health 2023; 20:303-314. [PMID: 37344218 DOI: 10.1071/sh23028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is unclear what factors are associated with sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV testing and diagnosis among justice-involved adolescents, and if these differ for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 465 justice-involved adolescents (aged 14-17years) from Australia was conducted between 2016 and 2018. Participants were asked about sexual behaviours, STI/HIV knowledge, and prior STI diagnoses and testing. RESULTS Approximately 38% (n =130) of those sexually active had ever been screened for STI/HIV and 17.8% (n =23) had been diagnosed with an STI. No participant reported living with HIV. For Aboriginal participants, being male (aOR 3.6, 95% CI 1.3-10.1) and having under three sexual partners in the past 12months (aOR 3.1, 95% CI 1.2-8.0) was associated with never having had an STI/HIV test. For non-Aboriginal participants, being male (aOR 2.7, 95%CI 1.2-5.7), single (aOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.2-4.9), attending school (aOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.1-5.1), not having sought sexual health information (aOR 2.8, 95% CI 1.4-5.8), and having a lower STI/HIV knowledge score (aOR 2.3, 95% CI 1.1-5.0) were associated with never having had an STI/HIV test. Factors associated with STI diagnosis were non-heterosexual sexual orientation (aOR 5.6, 95% CI 1.1-28.2), transactional sex (aOR 11.2, 95% CI 3.0-41.3), and having sought sexual health information (aOR 3.5, 95% CI 1.0-12.5). CONCLUSIONS Males, particularly Aboriginal male adolescents, should be engaged with sexual health promotion and testing services as soon as they come into contact with the justice system. Approaches should consider different cultural, gender and sexual orientations.
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- Patricia Taflan
- School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Cox RC, Brown SL, Chalmers BN, Scott LN. Examining sleep disturbance components as near-term predictors of suicide ideation in daily life. Psychiatry Res 2023; 326:115323. [PMID: 37392522 PMCID: PMC10527974 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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Suicide ideation emerges and fluctuates over short timeframes (minutes, hours, days); however, near-term predictors of such fluctuations have not been well-elucidated. Sleep disturbance is a distal suicide risk factor, but less work has examined whether daily sleep disturbance predicts near-term changes in suicide ideation. We examined subjective sleep disturbance components as predictors of passive and active suicide ideation at the within-person (i.e., day-to-day changes within individuals relative to their own mean) and between-persons (individual differences relative to the sample mean) levels. A transdiagnostic sample of 102 at-risk young adults ages 18-35 completed a 21-day ecological momentary assessment protocol, during which they reported on sleep and passive and active suicide ideation. At the within-persons level, nightmares, sleep quality, and wake after sleep onset predicted passive suicide ideation, and sleep quality and wake after sleep onset predicted active suicide ideation. At the between-persons level, nightmares, sleep onset latency, and sleep quality were associated with passive suicide ideation, and sleep onset latency was associated with active suicide ideation. In contrast, suicide ideation did not predict subsequent sleep at the within-person level. Specific sleep disturbance components are near-term predictors of intraindividual increases in suicide ideation and may hold promise for suicide prevention and intervention.
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- Rebecca C Cox
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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van der Burgt MCA, Mérelle S, Brinkman WP, Beekman ATF, Gilissen R. Breaking Down Barriers to a Suicide Prevention Helpline: Protocol for a Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e41078. [PMID: 37093641 PMCID: PMC10167578 DOI: 10.2196/41078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Globally, suicide is among the leading causes of death, with men being more at risk to die from suicide than women. Research suggests that people with suicidal ideation often struggle to find adequate help. Every month, around 4000 people fill in the anonymous self-test for suicidal thoughts on the website of the Dutch suicide prevention helpline. This self-test includes the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), which educates users about the severity of their suicidal thoughts. The vast majority (70%) of people who complete the self-test score higher than the cutoff point (≥21) for severe suicidal thoughts. Unfortunately, despite this, less than 10% of test-takers navigate to the web page about contacting the helpline. OBJECTIVE This protocol presents the design of a web-based randomized controlled trial that aims to reduce barriers to contacting the suicide prevention helpline. The aim of this study is 2-fold: (1) to measure the effectiveness of a brief barrier reduction intervention (BRI) provided in the self-test motivating people with severe suicidal thoughts to contact the Dutch suicide prevention helpline and (2) to specifically evaluate the effectiveness of the BRI in increasing service use by high-risk groups for suicide such as men and middle-aged people. METHODS People visiting the self-test for suicidal thoughts on the website of the suicide prevention helpline will be asked to participate in a study to improve the self-test. Individuals with severe suicidal thoughts and little motivation to contact the helpline will be randomly allocated either to a brief BRI, in which they will receive a short tailored message based on their self-reported barrier to the helpline (n=388) or care as usual (general advisory text, n=388). The primary outcome measure is the use of a direct link to contact the helpline after receiving the intervention or control condition. Secondary outcomes are the self-reported likelihood of contacting the helpline (on a 5-point scale) and satisfaction with the self-test. In the BRI, participants receive tailored information to address underlying concerns and misconceptions of barriers to the helpline. A pilot study was conducted among current test-takers to identify these specific barriers. RESULTS The pilot study (N=1083) revealed multiple barriers to contacting the helpline. The most prominent were the belief that a conversation with a counselor would not be effective, fear of the conversation itself, and emotional concerns about talking about suicidal thoughts. CONCLUSIONS Our study will provide insight into the effectiveness of a brief BRI designed to increase the use of a suicide prevention helpline provided in a self-test on suicidal thoughts. If successful, this intervention has the potential to be a low-cost, easily scalable, and feasible method to increase service use for helplines across the world. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05458830; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05458830. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/41078.
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- Margot C A van der Burgt
- Department of Research, 113 Suicide Prevention, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Research, 113 Suicide Prevention, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Intelligent Systems, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Research, 113 Suicide Prevention, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Hallford D, Rusanov D, Winestone B, Kaplan R, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Melvin G. Disclosure of suicidal ideation and behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence. Clin Psychol Rev 2023; 101:102272. [PMID: 37001469 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Disclosure of suicidal ideation and behaviours, defined as thoughts, plans, or attempts, to other people provides opportunity for intervention and prevention. This study is the first to meta-analyze all available studies to estimate the prevalence of disclosure, to whom people disclose, and examine factors that influence disclosure. Databases were searched for studies reporting samples of people who had experienced suicidal ideation or behaviours (including those who had died by suicide) and whether they had disclosed this. Almost 100 studies (k = 94, N participants = 1,044,629) were included in the overall prevalance analysis. The results showed less than half of people disclosed suicidal ideation or behaviour: 45.9% (95%CI 41.9-49.9%, PI 12.3-81.8%; k = 94). High heterogeneity, common to prevalence studies, was found (Q[93] = 130,584, p < .001; I2 = 99.9%). No publication bias was detected. Removing outliers did not change the prevalence estimate, but provided tighter prediction intervals: 45.6% (95%CI 43.4-47.9%, PI 35.8-55.7%; k = 33). Disclosure was related to higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders, female gender, and a longer timeframe of suicidal ideation or behaviour. Prevalence of disclosure was lower among people who died by suicide, relative to community samples, and lower when reported verbally rather than written online. Disclosure, and proportions of disclosures, to family members, was numerically higher than to friends or professionals, but could not be directly compared. In conclusion, between 50 and 60% of people do not disclose their suicidal ideation and behaviours to other people, and therefore remain unidentified and potentially untreated.
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Spears AP, Gratch I, Nam RJ, Goger P, Cha CB. Future Directions in Understanding and Interpreting Discrepant Reports of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Youth. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2023; 52:134-146. [PMID: 36473063 PMCID: PMC9898197 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2145567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Both the quality and utility of youth suicide research depend on how we assess our outcomes of interest: suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). We now have access to more STB assessments than ever before, with measures for youth that vary in what exact experiences are asked about, how such measures elicit information, when and how frequently measures are administered, and who the informants are. This growing armamentarium of assessments has the potential to improve the study and treatment of STBs among youth, but it hinges on meaningful interpretation of assessment responses. Interpretation can be especially challenging when different STB assessments yield conflicting information. Determining how to manage discrepant reports of STBs is a pivotal step toward achieving meaningfully comprehensive STB assessment batteries. Here, we outline several discrepant reporting patterns that have been detected, discuss the potential significance of these observed discrepancies, and present initial steps to formally investigate discrepant reports of STBs among youth. Developing coherent, interpretable, and comprehensive batteries assessing STBs among youth would address a fundamental step to uncovering etiology, improving clinical decision-making and case management, informing intervention development, and tracking prognosis.
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- Angela Page Spears
- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
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Li SH, Achilles MR, Subotic-Kerry M, Werner-Seidler A, Newby JM, Batterham PJ, Christensen H, Mackinnon AJ, O’Dea B. Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a CBT-based smartphone application for improving mental health outcomes in adolescents: the MobiliseMe study. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:746. [PMID: 36451142 PMCID: PMC9710004 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04383-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression is a leading cause of disability in adolescents, however few receive evidence-based treatment. Despite having the potential to overcome barriers to treatment uptake and adherence, there are very few CBT-based smartphone apps for adolescents. To address this gap, we developed ClearlyMe®, a self-guided CBT smartphone app for adolescent depression and anxiety. ClearlyMe® consists of 37 brief lessons containing core CBT elements, accessed either individually or as part of a 'collection'. Here, we describe the protocol for a randomised controlled trial aiming to evaluate the effect of ClearlyMe® on depressive symptoms and secondary outcomes, including engagement, anxiety and wellbeing, when delivered with and without guided support compared to an attention matched control. METHODS We aim to recruit 489 adolescents aged 12-17 years with mild to moderately-severe depressive symptoms. Participants will be screened for inclusion, complete the baseline assessment and are then randomly allocated to receive ClearlyMe® (self-directed use), ClearlyMe® with guided SMS support (guided use) or digital psychoeducation (attention-matched control). Depressive symptoms and secondary outcomes will be assessed at 6-weeks (primary endpoint) and 4-months post-baseline (secondary endpoint). Engagement, conceptualised as uptake, adherence and completion, will also be assessed 6-weeks post-baseline. Mixed-effects linear modelling will be used to conduct intention-to-treat analyses to determine whether reductions in depressive symptoms and secondary outcomes are greater for conditions receiving ClearlyMe® relative to control at 6-weeks and 4-months post-baseline and greater for intervention adherers relative to non-adherers. To minimise risk, participants will be encouraged to use the Get Help section of the app and can also opt to receive a call from the team clinical psychologist at baseline, and at the 6-week and 4-month post-baseline assessments when reporting suicidal ideation. DISCUSSION This is the first clinical trial examining a CBT smartphone app specifically designed for adolescent depression. It will provide empirical evidence on the effects of ClearlyMe® on depressive symptoms when used with and without guided support. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12622000131752). UNIVERSAL TRIAL NUMBER U1111-1271-8519.
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- S. H. Li
- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute and School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute and School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1001.00000 0001 2180 7477Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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- grid.1005.40000 0004 4902 0432Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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He M, Ping L, Chu Z, Zeng C, Shen Z, Xu X. Identifying Changes of Brain Regional Homogeneity and Cingulo-Opercular Network Connectivity in First-Episode, Drug-Naïve Depressive Patients With Suicidal Ideation. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:856366. [PMID: 35310111 PMCID: PMC8924659 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.856366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective Adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) may not actively reveal their suicidal ideation (SI). Therefore, this study is committed to finding the alterations in the cingulo-opercular network (CON) that are closely related to SI with multi-imaging methods, thus providing neuroimaging basis for SI. Method A total of 198 participants (129 MDD patients and 69 healthy controls) were recruited and evaluated with the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The healthy individuals formed the HC group, while the MDD patients were subdivided into no SI MDD (NSI, n = 32), mild SI MDD (MSI, n = 64), and severe SI MDD (SSI, n = 33) according to their MADRS item 10. We obtained MRI data of all participants and applied regional homogeneity (ReHo) analysis to verify a previous finding that links CON abnormality to SI. In addition, we employed the structural covariance network (SCN) analysis to investigate the correlation between abnormal structural connectivity of CON and SI severity. Results Compared to those of the HC group, MDD ReHo values and gray matter volume (GMV) were consistently found abnormal in CON. ReHo values and GMV of the right orbital inferior frontal gyrus (ORBinf.R) in the MDD group decreased with the increase of SI. Compared to the HC group, the MDD patients showed enhanced structural connectivity of three pairs of brain regions in CON [ACC.L–left superior frontal gyrus (SFG.L), SFG.L–left middle temporal gyrus (MTG.L), and the SFG.L–left post-central gyrus (PoCG.L)]. Compared with that of the NSI and MSI groups, the structural connectivity of three pairs of brain regions in CON is enhanced in the SSI groups [ORBinf.L–right ventral posterior cingulate gyrus (VPCC.R), VPCC.R–SFG.R, and SFG.R–PoCG.R]. Conclusion Our findings showed the distinctive ReHo, GMV, and SCN pattern of CON in MDD patients with SI; and with the severity of suicide, abnormal brain regions increased. Our finding suggested that MDD patients with different severity of SI have different neuroimaging changes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mengxin He
- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Mental Health Institute of Yunnan, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Department of Psychiatry, Xiamen Xianyue Hospital, Xiamen, China
| | - Zhaosong Chu
- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
| | - Chunqiang Zeng
- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
| | - Zonglin Shen
- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Mental Health Institute of Yunnan, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Zonglin Shen,
| | - Xiufeng Xu
- Mental Health Institute of Yunnan, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Xiufeng Xu,
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