Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning to Reduce Adolescents' Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviors During and After Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Description

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among adolescents, with the highest risk period for suicide being the month following psychiatric inpatient hospitalization. The investigators propose testing a brief, scalable intervention using evaluative conditioning aimed at reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents during and after inpatient hospitalization. Scalable interventions, such as the one proposed that reduce suicide risk during this markedly high-risk period, could result in large-scale decreases in suicide death.

Conditions

Self-Injurious Behavior, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among adolescents, with the highest risk period for suicide being the month following psychiatric inpatient hospitalization. The investigators propose testing a brief, scalable intervention using evaluative conditioning aimed at reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents during and after inpatient hospitalization. Scalable interventions, such as the one proposed that reduce suicide risk during this markedly high-risk period, could result in large-scale decreases in suicide death.

Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning to Reduce Adolescents' Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviors During and After Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning to Reduce Adolescents' Self-injurious Thoughts and Behaviors During and After Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Condition
Self-Injurious Behavior
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Brighton

Franciscan Hospital For Children, Inc., Brighton, Massachusetts, United States, 02135

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Be a patient on McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program (MF-CAIP) of Franciscan Children's (FC)
  • * Be 12-19 years-old
  • * Own a smartphone
  • * Have a parent/guardian that can provide permission
  • * Child can assent
  • * Presentation to the hospital with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt.
  • * Any factor that impairs an individual's ability to comprehend and effectively participate in the study, including
  • * an inability to speak or write English fluently
  • * the presence of gross cognitive impairment due to florid psychosis, intellectual disability, dementia, acute intoxication, etc., or the presence of extremely agitated or violent behavior
  • * a potential discharge location anticipated to be a residential program in which the average length of stay is more than 14 days

Ages Eligible for Study

12 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Franciscan Hospital For Children, INC.,

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31