Is psychotherapy effective for reducing suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-injury rates? Meta-analysis and meta-regression of literature data

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-20

  Calati, Raffaella ^a,b   Courtet, Philippe ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM U1061   (France)

^b FONDATION FONDAMENTAL   (France)

^c LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Personality disorder; Psychotherapy; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84964614597     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.04.003     Document Type: Review

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