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ArticleAcademic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry2023

Effectiveness of a Curriculum for Pediatric Residents to Address Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.

Nicholas J Westers, Heather E Needham, Jennifer B Walsh

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Article in Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. The Efficacy of the Psychiatry Clerkship in Developing Students' Comprehensive Clinical Skills.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2025
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Nicholas J WestersUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. nicholas.westers@childrens.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1602-6155
Heather E NeedhamKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jennifer B WalshUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveThe present study assessed changes in pediatric resident competence in addressing adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) following a brief, single-session didactic training during the educational unit in adolescent medicine. This study also evaluated knowledge acquisition and retention over time, overall helpfulness of the training, and changes in the perception of how important residents believe that physicians receive training in NSSI.

methodsPediatric residents participated in a single-session NSSI curriculum delivered as part of a monthlong clinical rotation from August 2016 to February 2019. Participants completed pretest, posttest, and 6-month follow-up surveys, and t tests and analyses of variance with post hoc comparisons evaluated changes in variables across the three time points.

resultsOne hundred twenty-seven of 162 eligible residents participated (78.4% response rate), and 69 completed the 6-month follow-up (54.3% retention rate). Prior to the NSSI didactic, 107 (85.6%) reported feeling not at all competent or only somewhat competent in responding to patients with a history of NSSI. Residents' self-perceived competence increased significantly (p < .001) from pretest to posttest and was sustained longitudinally. A measure of objective knowledge also showed retention over time. Residents were significantly (p < .001) more likely after the didactic to believe that training in NSSI for physicians is very important compared to before the training.

conclusionsFollowing NSSI training, residents demonstrated increased knowledge and subjective competence in caring for adolescents who self-injure. It is feasible and important to integrate a brief, single-session NSSI curriculum into pediatric residency programs, such as in the adolescent medicine rotation.

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Internship and ResidencySelf-Injurious BehaviorAdolescentChildClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducational MeasurementHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescent healthMedical educationNonsuicidal self-injuryResident; Self-harm

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PMID35854174
PMCPMC9296118

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