Treatment Compliance in Adolescents After Attempted Suicide: A 2-Year Follow-up Study

Abstract

Interventions focused on increasing compliance with mental health treatment for adolescent suicide attempters should focus on specific child psychopathology, as well as parental attitudes toward treatment.

Assessment Rates and Compliance With Assertive Follow-up After Self-Harm: Cohort Study

“…Although previous self-harm (Litt, Cuskey, & Rudd, 1983;Spirito, Lewander, Levy et al, 1994) and alcohol or substance misuse (Burns, Cortell, & Wagner, 2008;Granboulan, Roudout-Thoraval, Lemerle et al, 2001;Spirito, Lewandeer, Levy et al, 1994), have resulted in conflicting results of both improved and worse compliance.…”

Trial of Therapeutic Assessment in London: randomised controlled trial of Therapeutic Assessment versus standard psychosocial assessment in adolescents presenting with self-harm

“…Studies indicate that older age, male gender,12 belonging to an ethnic minority,13 14 low socioeconomic status (SES),15 being diagnosed with substance misuse and antisocial behaviour15 16 all predict poor engagement with aftercare. In addition, time delays between the initial and the follow-up appointments,17 delayed initial evaluation13 and the attitude of emergency department staff18 all seem to influence engagement with treatment.…”

Adolescents’ Assessments of the Helpfulness of Treatment for Major Depression: Results From a National Survey

“…We identified a set of correlates of perceived helpfulness on the basis of health behavior theory (29), clinical and public policy considerations, and results from the literature (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)30,31). These were organized into four domains: sociodemographic characteristics, other individual characteristics, clinical status, and treatment characteristics.…”

“…Adolescents express a strong preference (2-to-1 ratio) for counseling over medications (15). Adolescents who drop out of mental health treatment or have gaps in receipt of mental health care are more likely to have behavioral problems (17)(18)(19)(20)(21). Similarly, children who receive less praise from their parents (22) and experience less cohesive family environments are less engaged in treatment (19,23).…”