@article{ref1,
title="An open trial of a suicide safety planning group treatment: "Project Life Force"",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2021",
author="Goodman, Marianne and Sullivan, Sarah R. and Spears, Angela Page and Dixon, Lisa and Sokol, Yosef and Kapil-Pair, Kalpana Nidhi and Galfalvy, Hanga C. and Hazlett, Erin A. and Stanley, Barbara",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="690-703",
abstract="In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs mandated that clinicians oversee the construction of a Suicide Safety Plan for every patient who is identified as &quot;high risk&quot; for suicide. While the Suicide Safety Plan is a mandated &quot;best practice,&quot; there are currently no recommended guidelines for its augmentation in a group setting. To address this gap, a novel group intervention, &quot;Project Life Force,&quot; (PLF; a 10-session manualized psychotherapy), was developed and piloted. <br><br>RESULTS indicate high feasibility and acceptability. Exploratory analysis revealed statistically significant decreases in suicidal thoughts/behaviors, depression, and hopelessness. Feedback from Veterans and PLF therapists is also discussed. Despite some limitations (e.g. small sample size) exploratory results suggest that PLF may be a promising treatment for Veterans with suicidal symptomology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2020.1746940",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1746940"
}