Single‐Case Experimental Designs for the Evaluation of Treatments for Self‐Injurious and Suicidal Behaviors
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Single-case experimental designs (SCEDs) provide a time- and cost-effective alternative to randomized clinical trials and offer significant advantages in terms of internal and external validity. A brief history and primer on SCEDs is provided, specifically for use in suicide intervention research. Various SCED methodologies, such as AB, ABAB, multiple baseline, and changing criterion designs, are described. Advantages and disadvantages of their use specifically for intervention research for suicidal and self-injurious behaviors are detailed.
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“This is because repeated change in both treatment phases compared to non‐treatment phases better tests that treatment has affected change, reducing the possibility of risk of attributing change to other factors (passage of time, regression to the mean etc.; Rizvi & Nock, 2008).”
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- Authors
- Rizvi, S. L., & Nock, M. K.
- Affiliations
- The New School (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 498-510
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W2087155477
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Keywords
- single-case experimental design, self-harm, suicidal behavior, suicide intervention, ABAB design, multiple baseline design, changing criterion design, treatment evaluation, internal validity, generalizability
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Humans, Mental Health Services, Research Design, Suicide, Self-Injurious Behavior
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