Citation

Currier GW, Brown GK, Brenner LA, Chesin M, Knox KL, Holloway MG, Stanley B. Contemp. Clin. Trials 2015; 43: 179-184.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cct.2015.05.003

PMID

25987482

Abstract

There are no evidence-based, brief interventions to reduce suicide risk in Veterans. Death by suicide is a major public health problem. This article describes a protocol, Suicide Assessment and Follow-up Engagement: Veteran Emergency Treatment [SAFE VET], developed for testing the effectiveness of a brief intervention combining a Safety Planning Intervention with structured follow-up (SPI-SFU) to reduce near-term suicide risk and increase outpatient behavioral health treatment engagement among Veterans seeking treatment at Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) emergency departments (EDs) who are at risk for suicide. In addition to describing study procedures, outcome measures, primary and secondary hypotheses, and human subjects' protection issues, the rationale for the selection of SPI-SFU as the intervention is detailed, as are safety considerations for the unique study setting and sample.

Language: en