The development and implementation of a brief intervention for medically admitted suicide attempt survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study endeavored to establish the feasibility and acceptability of a brief intervention for medically admitted suicide attempt survivors.

Method

Fifty patients admitted to a Level 1 trauma center were recruited following a suicide attempt. The first 10 patients provided information on what constituted usual care, which in turn informed the creation of the intervention manual and research design. The next 10 patients informed refinement of the intervention and research procedures. The final 30 patients were randomized in a pre-post research design to receive the teachable moment brief intervention plus usual care or usual care only. Patients were assessed prior to randomization and 1 month later by blinded research assistants. Outcomes included patient s

SUBMITTER: O'Connor SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4558367 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature