Group therapy for adolescents with repeated self harm: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation

• Published in: BMJ Vol. 342; no. apr01 1; p. d682
• Main Authors: Green, J M, Wood, A J, Kerfoot, M J, Trainor, G, Roberts, C, Rothwell, J, Woodham, A, Ayodeji, E, Barrett, B, Byford, S, Harrington, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 01.04.2011; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Anorexia; Child; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Paedatrics); Cognition & reasoning; Comorbidity; Conduct Disorder - complications; Cost analysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Depressive Disorder - complications; Disability; Eating Disorders; Evidence-based medicine; Female; Group therapy; Health Economics; Health Policy; Health Service Research; Health services; Humans; Intervention; Male; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mood; Mood Disorders (Including Depression); Psychiatry; Psychosis; Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy, Group - economics; Psychotic Disorders (Incl Schizophrenia); Recurrence; Self destructive behavior; Self-Injurious Behavior - economics; Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology; Self-Injurious Behavior - therapy; Single-Blind Method; Social interactions; Stress, Psychological - complications; Suicides & suicide attempts; Teenagers; Treatment Outcome

Objective To examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of group therapy for self harm in young people.Design Two arm, single (assessor) blinded parallel randomised allocation trial of a group therapy intervention in addition to routine care, compared with routine care alone. Randomisation was...