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Juvenile Justice Girls’ Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation 9 Years After Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Juvenile Justice Girls’ Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation 9 Years After Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care |
| Names |
Kerr, David C. R.
(creator) DeGarmo, David S. (creator) Leve, Leslie D. (creator) Chamberlain, Patricia (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2014-08 (iso8601) |
| Note | This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association and can be found at: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ccp/ |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) has been found to reduce delinquency among girls in juvenile justice through 2-year follow-up. Given that such girls are at elevated risk for suicide and depression into adulthood, we tested MTFC effects on long term trajectories of suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms. METHOD: Girls [n =166; mean (SD) age = 15.3 (1.2) years; 68% Caucasian] with a recent criminal referral who were mandated to out-of-home care were enrolled in two sequential cohorts. Girls were randomized to receive MTFC (n = 81) or group care (GC) treatment as usual (TAU; n = 85); the second MTFC cohort also received modules targeting substance use and risky sexual behavior. Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation were assessed repeatedly through early adulthood [mean (SD) follow-up = 8.8 (2.9) years]. Suicide attempt history was assessed in early adulthood. RESULTS: Girls assigned to MTFC showed significantly greater decreases in depressive symptoms across the long-term follow-up than GC girls (π = -.86, p < .05). Decreases in suicidal ideation rates were slightly stronger in MTFC than in GC as indicated by a marginal main effect [odds ratio (OR) = .92, p < .10] and a significant interaction that favored MTFC in the second cohort relative to the first [OR = .88, p < .01]. There were no significant MTFC effects on suicide attempt. CONCLUSIONS: MTFC decreased depressive symptoms and suicidal thinking beyond the decreases attributable to time and TAU. Thus, MTFC has further impact on girls’ lives than originally anticipated. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Depression |
| Identifier | Kerr, D. C. R., DeGarmo, D. S., Leve, L. D., & Chamberlain, P. (2014). Juvenile justice girls’ depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation 9 years after multidimensional treatment foster care. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82(4), 684-693. doi:10.1037/a0036521 |
