Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Adolescents with Suicidal Ideation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Diamond, Guy S.; Wintersteen, Matthew B.; Brown, Gregory K.; Diamond, Gary M.; Gallop, Robert; Shelef, Karni; Levy, Suzanne

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2009.11.002

Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Adolescents with Suicidal Ideation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) is more effective than Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) for reducing suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescents. METHOD This was a randomized controlled trial of suicidal adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, identif…