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Summer, 2009

Prevention of Depression in At-Risk Adolescents
Journal of the Americal Medical Association

Childhood Predictors of Completed and Severe Suicide Attempts

Archives of General Psychiatry

School-Based Suicide Prevention with African American Youth in an Urban Setting

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Identifying Trajectories of Adolescents’ Depressive Phenomena: An Examination of Early Risk Factors
Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Perceived Barriers to Treatment for Adolescent Depression
Medical Care

Prevention of Depression in At-Risk Adolescents
JAMA

Creating a Healthier Future Through Early Interventions for Children
JAMA

Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
Pediatrics in Review

Improving Treatment Seeking Among Adolescents with Depression
Journal of Adolescent Health

Should Screening for Depression Among Children and Adolescents Be Demedicalized?
Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The Future of Pediatrics: Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Primary Care
Pediatrics

Prevention of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders in Youth
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Spring 2009

Screening for Child and Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Settings
Pediatrics

Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Pediatrics

Improving Mental Health Services in Primary Care
Pediatrics

Assessment of depression in children and adolescents
Current Psychiatry Reports

Adolescent Mental Health: Service Settings and Reasons for Receiving Care
2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings

A prospective investigation of suicide ideation, attempts, and use of mental health service among adolescents in substance abuse treatment
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Effect of acute alcohol use on the lethality of suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders
Journal of Psychiatric Research

Young Adults With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder May Be More Likely To Attempt Suicide
Medical News Today

The Associations Between Aggressive Behaviors and Internet Addiction and Online Activities in Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Are Adolescents Being Screened for Emotional Distress in Primary Care?
Journal of Adolescent Health

The Health Value and Cost of Care for Major Depression
Value in Health

WINTER 2009

Integrated Primary Care: An Inclusive Three-World View Through Process Metrics and Empirical Discrimination
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

School-Based Screening to Identify At-Risk Students Not Already Known to School Professionals: The Columbia Suicide Screen American Journal of Public Health

Mental Health in Health Care Reform, Revisited
Psychiatric Services

Collaborative Mental Health Care Versus Care as Usual in a Primary Care Setting
Psychiatric Services

Detecting suicidality among adolescent outpatients
BMC Psychiatry

School-based prevention and intervention programs for children with emotional disturbance
Psychology in the Schools

Met and unmet need in youth mental health
Journal of Mental Health

Decision making and problem solving in adolescents who deliberately self-harm
Psychological Medicine

Primary care mental health: a new frontier for psychology
Journal of Clinical Psychology

Identifying and screening for psychological and comorbid medical and psychological disorders in medical settings
Journal of Clinical Psychology

Adolescent Suicidal Ideation Subgroups and their Association with Suicidal Plans and Attempts in Young Adulthood
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

 

FALL 2008

How Medicaid Agencies Administer Mental Health Services: Results From a 50-State Survey
Psychiatric Services

Understanding Self-Harm and Suicide Websites: A Qualitative Interview Study of Young, Crisis
The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention

Research on Transition to Adulthood: Building the Evidence Base to Inform Services and Supports for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Disorders
Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Patterns of Adolescent Depression to Age 20
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Why Don’t We Have Effective Mental Health Services?
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Social and Interpersonal Factors Relating to Adolescent Suicidality
Archives of Suicide Research

High school youth and suicide risk
Journal of School Health


Summer 2008

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Data from the Present and a Model for the Future

Child and Adolescent Mental Health 

Victimisation and suicide ideation in the TRAILS study: specific vulnerabilities of victims
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

 Screening and Assessing Adolescent Substance Use Disorders in Clinical Populations
Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 

Diagnostic Prevalence Rates From Early to Mid-Adolescence Among Indigenous Adolescents
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Pediatric Emergency Department Suicidal Patients: Two-Site Evaluation of Suicide Ideators, Single Attempters, and Repeat Attempters
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Empirically Supported Treatments Improve Care of Adolescents With Depression

JAMA


Racial Differences in Beliefs About the Effectiveness and Necessity of Mental Health Treatment
American Journal of Community Psychology

Adolescent alcohol involvement and suicide attempts
Clinical Psychology Review 

Ethical Issues in Treatment and Intervention Research With Children and Adolescents With Behavioral and Mental Disorders
Ethics & Behavior

 


Spring 2008

Treating Post-Traumatic Stress First Helps Children Overcome Grief

Medical News Today 

Columbia
University
Begins Search For Causes Of Autism International Effort Considered Groundbreaking
Medical News Today 

Protecting Urban American Indian Young People From Suicide
To examine the likelihood of a past suicide attempt for urban American Indian boys and girls, given salient risk and protective factors.
American Journal of Health Behavior  

Suicide and the internet

BMJ


Scientists Examine Primary Care–Based Screening and Treatments for Anxiety
JAMA 

Innovations in Preventive Mental Health Care Services for Adolescents
This descriptive study examined programs designed to provide mental health-related preventive services to at-risk adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health 

Anxiety and Depression Screening for Youth in a Primary Care Population
Ambulatory Pediatrics

Peer Victimization, Depression, and Suicidiality in Adolescents
Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior 

Winter 2008


Depression Stems From Both Nature And Nurture
Association Between Polymorphisms in the Dopamine Transporter Gene and Depression: Evidence for a Gene-Environment Interaction in a Sample of Juvenile Detainees
Psychological Science (2008)

Results of the AAP Periodic Survey
Do Pediatricians Think They Are Responsible for Identification and Management of Child Mental Health Problems?
Ambulatory Pediatrics (2008)

Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10-24 Years
United States, 1990-2004
JAMA (2008)

Cultural considerations in adolescent suicide prevention and psychosocial treatment
American Psychologist (2008)

Prevalence of Mental Illness in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant U.S. Latino Groups
American Journal of Psychiatry (2008)

Nonmedical Stimulant Use, Other Drug Use, Delinquent Behaviors, and Depression among Adolescents
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA (2008)

 


Fall 2007

Suicide Prevention in Schools
Who Gets Care? Mental Health Service Use Following a School-Based Suicide Prevention Program

Journal American Academy Child Adolescent Psychiatry (2007)


Pediatricians Help Reduce Incidence of Adolescent Suicide
Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
Pediatrics (2007) 

National Comparison of Depression Levels and Suicide
Ranking American's Mental Health: An Analysis of Depression Across the States
Mental Health America® (2007) 

Clinical Practice Guidelines to Assist Primary Care Clinicians in the Management of Adolescent Depression (Part One)
Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): I. Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management
Pediatrics (2007) 

Clinical Practice Guidelines to Assist Primary Care Clinicians in the Management of Adolescent Depression (Part Two)
Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): II. Treatment and Ongoing Management
Pediatrics (2007) 



Summer 2007

Youth Suicide Trends
Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10--24 Years ----
United States, 1990--2004
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007)

Depression Screening and Intervention in Schools
Screening and Early Psychological Intervention for Depression in Schools
Journal of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2006)

Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide
“Impulsive” Youth Suicide Attempters Are Not Necessarily All That Impulsive
Journal of Affective Disorders (2007)


Spring 2007


Bullying, Depression, and Suicidal Behavior
Bullying, Depression, and Suicidality in Adolescents (2007)

Review of Research Studies on Mental Health Screening in Schools
Screening and early psychological intervention for depression in schools:
Systematic review and meta-analysis (2006)

 
Social Anxiety Affects Academic Achievement, Life Satisfaction
Disability and quality of life in social phobia: epidemiologic findings (2000) 


Summer 2006


Does Gender Affect Risk for Depression?
Gender differences in associations between depressive symptoms and patterns of substance use and risky sexual behavior among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents (2006)

Early Drinking Increases Risk of Alcohol Dependence
Age at Drinking Onset and Alcohol Dependence: Age at Onset, Duration, and Severity (2006)

What Teens Want from their Primary Care Provider
What teens want: Barriers to seeking care for depression (2006)  

Adolescent primary care patients’ preferences for depression treatment (2006)
 

Spring 2006


Report: U.S. Schools Providing Majority of Mental Health Services
School Mental Health Services in the United States (2002-2003)  

New Resource Available on Youth Health in America
Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation (2005)

Youth and Depression

Depression Among Adolescents (2005)



Additional Reading


Uncovering an Epidemic — Screening for Mental Illness in Teens (2007)
Friedman, R.

Mental Health Screening in Schools (2007)
Weist, M., et al.

Suicide Fact Sheet   
Shaffer, D., et al.

The President’s New Freedom Commission: Capitalizing on Opportunities to Advance School-Based Mental Health Services (2006)
Mills, C., et al.

Evaluating Iatrogenic Risk of Youth Suicide Screening Programs: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2005)
Gould, M., et al.

The Columbia Suicide Screen: Validity and reliability of a screen for youth suicide and depression (2004)
Shaffer, D., et al.