App, brief intervention may be lifesaver for suicidal teens

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) A preliminary study from UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute shows an intervention program that includes a personalized app could make a difference: Researchers found the rate of attempted suicides by teenagers who received the intervention was halved compared to those who received the standard care during their hospitalization.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news