Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention Advance Access originally published online on July 6, 2006
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 2006 6(3):234-247; doi:10.1093/brief-treatment/mhl004
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Original Article |
Making Stone Soup: Evidence-Based Practice for a Suicidal Youth With Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
From the School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh.
Contact author: Jonathan B. Singer, University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, CL2117, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. E-mail: cooljazz{at}flash.net.
Crisis intervention for suicidal youth with comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/major depressive disorder (MDD) presents special challenges for evidence-based practitioners. This article reviews the treatment literature on suicide and comorbid ADHD/MDD. The findings are applied to a clinical case vignette. A 2-phase intervention based on expert consensus guidelines is introduced as a way of addressing both the suicidal crisis and the underlying comorbid diagnosis. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
KEY WORDS: suicidal behaviors, evidence-based practice, ADHD, major depressive disorder, comorbid, intervention, youth