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. 2015 Jun;60(6):245–257. doi: 10.1177/070674371506000603

Table 1.

Characteristics of included suicide prevention reviews

Study (year) AMSTAR RoB score Total included studies, n Relevant youth studies, n Relevant youth studies in Canadian sample, n Years searched Study design inclusion criteria Intervention categories reviewed
Education Screening Treatment
Access to means Media

Psychiatric disorder SRB
RCT CC NCC and (or) Other SR and (or) MA Public Pros
Reviews relevant to school-based prevention
  Ploeg et al (1996)21 4 11 11 0 1980–1995
  Miller et al (2009)23 4 13 13 0 1967–2008
  Katz et al (2013)26 4 27 27 0 1960–2012
  Cusimano and Sameem (2011)25 3.5 8 8 0 1966–2009
  Mann et al (2005)19 3 93 6 2 1966–2005
  Isaac et al (2009)30 3 13 3 1 1806–NR
  Takada and Shima (2010) 24 3 34 14 1 1967–2007
  Breton et al (2002) 55 2 15 9 9 1970–1996
  Fountoulakis et al (2011)56 2 48 11 0 NR–2010 NR NR NR NR
  Peña and Caine (2006)57 1 17 9 0 NR
Reviews relevant to youth with ≥1 suicide attempt
  Newton et al (2010)33 5 10 10 1 1985–2009
  Hawton et al (2009)41 5 23 2 0 1966–1999
  Crawford et al (2007)42 5 18 3 0 1966–2005
Ougrin et al (2012)38 5 14 14 0 NR–2010
  Tarrier et al (2008)37 5 28 6 1 1980–NR
  Robinson et al (2011)39 4 15 15 0 1980–2010
  Corcoran et al (2011)43 4 17 17 2 NR–2010
  Hahn et al (2005)48 4 NR 2 0 1979–2001
  Daigle et al (2011)44 4 35 4 0 1966–2010
  Burns et al (2005)45 4 10 10 1 NR
  Isaac et al (2009)30 3 13 2 1 1806–NR
  Hall and Lucke (2006)36 3 25 6 0 NR
  Mann et al (2005)19 3 93 11 2 1966–2005
  Hepp et al (2004)46 3 25 3 0 1996–2003
  Durkee et al (2011)58 2 NR 1 NR NR
  Fountoulakis et al (2011)56 2 48 4 NR NR–2010 NR NR NR NR
  Breton et al (2002)55 2 15 6 6 1970–1996
  Links and Hoffman (2005) 59 2 34 3 NR 1994–2004 NR NR NR NR
  Macgowan (2004)60 2 10 10 NR NR–2002
  Peña and Caine (2006)57 1 17 1 0 NR
  McMyler and Pryjamchuk (2008)61 1 10 1 0 NR
  Sakinofsky (2007)62 1 NR 5 NR NR
  Möller (2006)63 1 NR 1 0 NR

AMSTAR = a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews; CC = controlled cohort; MA = meta-analysis; NCC = noncontrolled cohort; NR = not reported; Pros = professionals; RCT = randomized controlled trial; RoB = risk of bias; SR = systematic review; SRB = suicide-related behaviour