Citation

Singh S, Turin TC. Evid. Based Nurs. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103257

PMID

32518065

Abstract

Implications for practice and research

Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP), a brief suicide-specific approach, may be used to assess and rectify maladaptive coping strategies and promote alternative healthy coping mechanisms for people at risk of suicide reattempt.

Realist evaluation can provide an opportunity to appraise the ASSIP as it may work differently in different contexts (place, person and time).

Context

Suicide is increasingly regarded as a dysfunctional and distorted strategy aimed to resolve personal problems.1 Brief therapeutic interventions targeting 'suicide as the focus of care' are trending.2 The ASSIP, a brief intervention for suicide risk reduction and prevention, provides a therapeutic environment for people with attempted suicide to build self-understanding, to develop insight into their personal …

Language: en

Keywords

mental health; nursing; qualitative research; clinical trials; suicide & self-harm