Family Therapy as Hospital Aftercare for Adolescent Suicide Attempters

Few empirically-based treatment models exist for adolescent suicide attempters post psychiatric hospitalization, despite the fact that managed care has limited the role of hospitalization to stabilization, rather than remission. This study will test the efficacy and initial outcomes of Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT) as an aftercare model to further gains made in inpatient treatment and reduce risk factors for future suicide attempts.