Table 1.
Suicide Systematic Review Article Overview.
| Author | Intervention | Demographics | Outcomes | Did It Work? | Did It Work for Black Males? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond et al. (2010) | Attachment-based family therapy (ABFT) | 12- to 17-year-old adolescents M: 16.7% (11/66) B: 89.1% (55/66) BM: Unknown |
Suicidal ideation reduction | Yes; 24-week effect of 70% ABFT participants versus 34.6% enhanced usual care participants with reported ideation in normative range. Ideation reduces for up to 6 months | Unknown; results are not reported for Black males, specifically |
| Diamond et al. (2002) | ABFT | 13- to 17-year-old adolescents M: 22% (7/32) B: 69% (22/32) BM: Unknown |
Suicidal ideation reduction | Yes; 13.2% suicidal ideation reduction from ABFT-treated participants versus 1.7% suicidal ideation reduction for enhanced usual care treated participants | Unknown; results are not reported for Black Males, specifically |
| Gibbons et al. (2006) | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) | 5- to 14-year-old children and adolescents M: 74.9% (699/933) B: 11.5% (107/933) BM: 8.5% (79/933) |
Suicidal behavioral reduction | Yes; 81% of the children and adolescents that committed suicide did not have SSRI in their systems | Yes; SSRI is correlated with reduced suicide behavior in Black Males |
| Huey et al. (2004) | Multisystemic therapy (MST) | 10- to 15-year-old M: 65% (101/156) B: 65% (101/156) BM: Unknown |
Suicidal behavioral reduction | Yes; MST participants reported a 27% reduction in attempted suicide on Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) from pretreatment to 1-year follow-up; a 37% reduction in Child Behavior Checklist. Suicidal Ideation reduction from MST participants reduced by 41% from pretreatment to 1-year follow-up on Brief Symptom Inventory scale; a 18% reduction in suicidal ideation on the YRBS | Unknown; results are not reported for Black males, specifically |
| Kellam et al. (2014) | Good behavior game | 19- to 21-year-olds M: (Unknown/1,196) B: (Unknown/1,196) BM: (Unknown/1,196) |
Suicidal behavioral reduction and suicidal ideation reduction | Unknown; suicidal ideation noted as impacted both males and females | Unknown; results are not reported for Black males, specifically |
| Perry et al. (2014) | HeadStrong program | 13- to 16-year-old adolescents M: (Unknown/380) B: 5% (16/380) Aboriginal BM: (Unknown/380) |
Suicidal ideation reduction | No. HeadStrong did not significantly impact suicidal ideation | Unknown; results are not reported for Black/Aboriginal males, specifically. No differences were found between groups on suicidal ideation |
Note. Totals from the grid include interventions and control groups. M = total males; B = total Black; BM = total Black males.