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Attachment-Based Family Therapy With a 13-Year-Old Girl Presenting With High Risk for Suicide
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Attachment-Based Family Therapy With a 13-Year-Old Girl Presenting With High Risk for Suicide

E Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing, Suzanne A Levy, Linda Boamah-Wiafe, Roger Kobak and Guy Diamond
Journal of marital and family therapy, v 42(1), pp 91-105
Jan 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12102
PMID: 25329356
Featured in Collection :   UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4404173View
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Abstract

Adolescent Depression - psychology Family Therapy - methods Female Humans Object Attachment Suicidal Ideation Suicide - prevention & control
This article describes the application of Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) to the treatment of a 13-year-old female adolescent presenting with high risk of suicide, complicated by a history of depression and sexual trauma. The article begins with an overview of ABFT, including (a) how attachment theory guides treatment; (b) the structure of the clinical model; and (c) the data that provide empirical support. A case example is then presented that exemplifies the primary clinical procedures used to reach therapeutic goals in ABFT, including attachment repair and autonomy/competence promotion. Weekly changes in suicide ideation and depression scores are presented. The article concludes with a discussion about implications for family-based treatment of suicidal youth.

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Domestic collaboration
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Family Studies
Psychology, Clinical
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