SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2023
Brief Interventions for Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Young People: A Systematic Review.
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- Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of two brief community practice-based interventions for self-harm and suicidal ideation.BMJ mental health · 2025Trial
- Effect of a nurse-led caring contact program on 90-day recurrence of nonsuicidal self-injury in youth.Medicine · 2026Article
- Implementation and outcomes of a brief crisis intervention for adolescents with borderline personality features: a pre-post observational study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Observational
- Navigating self-injury in a digital world: adolescents' perspectives on coping, help-seeking, and technology.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- A systematic review of existing brief interventions for youth following suicide attempt: informing the development of an autism-adapted intervention.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Early interventions for self-harm among children and young people in educational and primary-care settings: a scoping review.Cogent mental health · 2026Review
- Digital single-session interventions for depression and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Maternal History of Major Depression, Social Support from Peers, and Children's Risk for Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Referring Adolescent Primary Care Patients to Single-Session Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- A Digital Single-Session Intervention Platform for Youth Mental Health: Cultural Adaptation, Evaluation, and Dissemination.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Acceptability and Utility of an Open-Access, Online Single-Session Intervention Platform for Adolescent Mental Health.JMIR mental health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Rates of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) increase sharply across adolescence and remain high in young adulthood. Across 50 years of research, existing interventions for SITBs remain ineffective and inaccessible for many young people in particular need of mental healthcare. Briefer intervention options may increase access to care. However, many traditional interventions for SITBs take 6 months or more to complete-making it difficult for providers to target SITBs under real-world time constraints. The present review (1) identifies and (2) summarizes evaluations of brief psychosocial interventions for SITBs in young people, ages 10-24 years. We conducted searches for randomized and quasi-experimental trials conducted in the past 50 years that evaluated effects of "brief interventions" (i.e., not exceeding 240 min, or four 60-min sessions in total length) on SITBs in young people. Twenty-six articles were identified for inclusion, yielding a total of 23 brief interventions. Across all trials, results are mixed; only six interventions reported any positive intervention effect on at least one SITB outcome, and only one intervention was identified as "probably efficacious" per standard criteria for evidence-based status. While brief interventions for SITBs exist, future research must determine if, how, and when these interventions should be disseminated.
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