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SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2016

A systematic review of psychosocial suicide prevention interventions for youth.

Alison L Calear, Helen Christensen, Alexander Freeman, Katherine Fenton, Janie Busby Grant, Bregje van Spijker, Tara Donker

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06759441 (Exploring the Effectiveness of a Suicide Ideation Prevention Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 88 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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88citing papers in PubMed, 17 pooled it
15.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06759441 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Exploring the Effectiveness of a Suicide Ideation Prevention Program: Reframe-IT+

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad de los Andes, ChileRan2024 to 2024Enrolled75ConditionsSuicidal Ideation, Depression, Anxiety, HopelessnessArmsReframe-It+
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 211 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Reducing self-harm in adolescents: the RISA-IPD comprehensive synopsis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026
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  7. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: International Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Attempt in Youth.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2023
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  15. Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alison L CalearNational Institute for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, 63 Eggleston Road, Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia. alison.calear@anu.edu.au.
Helen ChristensenBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Alexander FreemanAustralian National University Medical School, 54 Mills Road, Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia.
Katherine FentonAustralian National University Medical School, 54 Mills Road, Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia.
Janie Busby GrantUniversity of Canberra, University Drive, Bruce, ACT, 2617, Australia.
Bregje van SpijkerNational Institute for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, 63 Eggleston Road, Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia.
Tara DonkerDepartment of Clinical Psychology, VU University, van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Australian National University · AUAmsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NLUniversity of Canberra · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Youth suicide is a significant public health problem. A systematic review was conducted to examine the effectiveness of school, community and healthcare-based interventions in reducing and preventing suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and deliberate self-harm in young people aged 12-25 years. PsycInfo, PubMed and Cochrane databases were searched to the end of December 2014 to identify randomised controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for youth suicide. In total, 13,747 abstracts were identified and screened for inclusion in a larger database. Of these, 29 papers describing 28 trials fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the current review. The results of the review indicated that just over half of the programs identified had a significant effect on suicidal ideation (Cohen's d = 0.16-3.01), suicide attempts (phi = 0.04-0.38) or deliberate self-harm (phi = 0.29-0.33; d = 0.42). The current review provides preliminary support for the implementation of universal and targeted interventions in all settings, using a diverse range of psychosocial approaches. Further quality research is needed to strengthen the evidence-base for suicide prevention programs in this population. In particular, the development of universal school-based interventions is promising given the potential reach of such an approach.

Indexed as

Suicidal IdeationSuicide PreventionAdolescentChildHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelf-Injurious BehaviorSuicideSuicide, AttemptedYoung AdultCommunityEarly interventionHealthcarePreventionSchoolSuicide

Identifiers

PMID26472117
OpenAlexW1951114375

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