No-suicide agreements: high school students' perspectives.

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8506890 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0748-1187 (Print) Linking ISSN: 07481187 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Death Stud

Publication: <1988- > : Washington, D.C. : Taylor and Francis
Original Publication: Washington, D.C. : Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1985-

Adolescent* ; Attitude* ; Contracts* ; Suicide Prevention*; Students/*psychology; Humans ; United States

Researchers have studied what therapists and college students think about no-suicide agreements, but high school students might also be called on to use these kinds of agreements. To examine their perspectives, 96 Caucasian and African American high school students were randomly assigned to read a vignette about a 15-year old suicidal adolescent, Jamie, who met with a psychologist. Jamie's therapist used 1 of 2 treatments: therapy alone or therapy in conjunction with a no-suicide agreement. Students rated their attitudes toward the intervention. Overall, students were more positive toward using no-suicide agreements as part of the treatment of suicidal adolescents than using therapy alone. High school students are similar to college students in their positive view of no-suicide agreements. Their endorsement, however, was lukewarm.

Date Created: 20021121 Date Completed: 20021122 Latest Revision: 20221207

20231215

10.1080/07481180290106616

12440425