TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Intervention for suicide attempters: A randomized controlled study
JO  - Indian journal of psychiatry
A1  - Vijayakumar, Lakshmi
A1  - Umamaheswari, C.
A1  - Shujaath Ali, Zubaida Sultana
A1  - Devaraj, P.
A1  - Kesavan, K.
SP  - 244
EP  - 248
VL  - 53
IS  - 3
N2  - AIM: To determine whether brief intervention and contact (BIC) is effective in reducing subsequent suicidal behavior among suicide attempters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Suicide attempters (n=680) admitted in a general hospital in Chennai were randomly allocated to treatment as usual and BIC whose components include brief intervention at the time of discharge and contact for 18 months. RESULTS: Completed suicide was significantly lower in the BIC group, OR 35.4 (CI 18.4 - 78.2) as also attempted suicide, OR 17.3 (CI 10.8 - 29.7). CONCLUSIONS: This low-cost intervention which can be readily implemented may be an important suicide prevention strategy in healthcare settings in India.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-5545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.86817
ID  - ref1
ER  -