@article{ref1,
title="Problem-solving therapy for suicide prevention in veterans with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury",
journal="Rehabilitation psychology",
year="2017",
author="Barnes, Sean M. and Monteith, Lindsey L. and Gerard, Georgia R. and Hoffberg, Adam S. and Homaifar, Beeta Y. and Brenner, Lisa Anne",
volume="62",
number="4",
pages="600-608",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Develop and test the acceptability and feasibility of Problem-Solving Therapy for Suicide Prevention (PST-SP), a group intervention aimed at improving problem solving and preventing suicide, among Veterans with hopelessness and moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). RESEARCH METHOD: Following treatment development, 16 U.S. Veterans with moderate-to-severe TBI and a Beck Hopelessness Scale score ≥4 participated in an acceptability and feasibility pilot study of PST-SP at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Participants completed the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8) and Narrative Evaluation of Intervention Interview (NEII) after participating in PST-SP. <br><br>RESULTS: PST-SP was developed for Veterans with moderate-to-severe TBI and hopelessness. 75% (n = 12) of participants enrolled in the pilot study attended ≥80% of PST-SP sessions. Participants reported high satisfaction with PST-SP (CSQ-8 M = 27.8 out of 32; SD = 4.78; range 14-32) and described the intervention as valuable, beneficial, and without negative effects (NEII). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: Results from measures of acceptability and attendance suggest that PST-SP is an acceptable and feasible intervention for Veterans with hopelessness and moderate-to-severe TBI. <br><br>FINDINGS support readiness to examine efficacy of the intervention in a Phase II randomized controlled trial. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-5550",
doi="10.1037/rep0000154",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rep0000154"
}