For suicidal young adults with comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders, probem-solving treatment may be better than treatment as usual. |
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Authors: | Joiner, Thomas E., Jr. Voelz, Zachary R. Rudd, M. David |
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Abstract: | Practicing psychologists face many complexities and challenges in caring for suicidal patients who have comorbid mood and anxiety disorders. Not only must suicidal crises be addressed, but co-occurring depressive and anxiety symptoms compete for attention as well and are associated with relatively poor clinical prognosis in usual treatments. The current study compared problem-solving treatment to treatment as usual among depression–anxiety comorbid versus noncomorbid clinically suicidal young adults. Suicidal patients with mood and anxiety disorders were randomized to the 2 treatments and followed over time. Comorbid suicidal patients, in particular, experienced notable symptom improvements from the problem-solving treatment. Features of the problem-solving treatment are described for use in clinical practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords: | comorbidity depressive disorder anxiety disorders depression problem-solving treatment suicide |
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