Using Information and Communication Technologies to Prevent Suicide Among Secondary School Students in Two Regions of Chile

A Randomized Controlled Trial

Bibliographic Data

ID15524938
AuthorsFranco Mascayano (0000-0002-3118-504X, Columbia University), Stefan Schilling (0000-0001-7082-7650, University of O'Higgins), Sara Schilling, Eric Tapia (0000-0001-8138-1797, University of O'Higgins), Felipe Santander (University of Chile), María S Burrone (0000-0002-9641-8350, University of O'Higgins), Lawrence Hsin Yang (0000-0001-7779-7423, New York University), R Alvarado (0000-0002-8091-0324, University of O'Higgins, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume9
Pages236-236
Publication date2018-06-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00236
PMID29922187
OpenAlexW2807294819
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited27

Here we describe a novel program based on technological devices and aimed to target youth suicide in Chile. This is the first clinical trial of such a program in Latin America, and to our knowledge, the first of its kind in any middle income country. Trial Registration : gov Identifier: NCT03514004

Anxiety · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Latin Americans · Medical education · Mental health · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Randomized controlled trial · Stigma (botany · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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