Treatment-as-Usual for Adolescent Suicide Attempters: Implications for the Choice of Comparison Groups in Psychotherapy Research

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-47

  Spirito, Anthony ^a,b   Stanton, Cassandra ^a   Donaldson, Deidre ^a   Boergers, Julie ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 85047686911     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3101_06     Document Type: Article

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