Psychological therapy for the prevention of suicide in prison: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide is the leading cause of preventable death in prisons. Deaths from suicide in prison are significantly, and persistently, elevated compared to those living in the community. Psychological therapies have been shown to be a potentially effective means of alleviating suicidal thoughts, plans and behaviours, but patients located in prison often have no access to evidence-based psychological interventions targeting suicide. The objectives of this programme of research are to investigate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a new psychological therapy programme delivered to male prisoners at risk of suicide.

Methods

The PROSPECT trial is a two-armed single blind, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial and will recruit a target sample size of 360 male prisoners,

SUBMITTER: Pratt D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657797 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature