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Table 2 Comparison of treatment variables between suicidal and non-suicidal adolescent inpatients

From: Improvement in cognitive and psychosocial functioning and self image among adolescent inpatient suicide attempters

 

Adolescents

Groups:

Suicidal (n = 16)

Non-Suicidal (n = 39)

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P-value

Number of individual therapy sessions

52 (15.8)

32 (19.0)

n.s.

Number of psychiatric assessments

19 (17.6)

13 (15.8)

n.s.

Number of psychologist assessments

9 (1.7)

8 (3.4)

n.s.

Number of social worker assessments b

5 (3.0)

5 (5.0)

n.s.

Number of occupational therapist assessments b

21 (9.2)

10 (7.6)

n.s.

Number of family sessions

6 (3.5)

6 (4.1)

n.s.

Number of team sessions

9 (11.6)

6 (4.8)

n.s.

Number of group therapy sessions b

16 (14.5)

13 (12.5)

n.s.

Number of days attending school

72 (40.7)

62 (44.0)

n.s.

Psychotropic medication during treatment

12 (75.0%)

14 (35.9%)

0.016

  1. n.s. = non significant; T-Test; bMann-Whitney U-test