TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of an Australian safety planning smartphone application: a pilot study within a tertiary mental health service
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Melvin, Glenn A.
A1  - Gresham, Daniel
A1  - Beaton, Susan
A1  - Coles, Jan
A1  - Tonge, Bruce J.
A1  - Gordon, Michael S.
A1  - Stanley, Barbara
SP  - 846
EP  - 858
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of a suicide prevention smartphone application. <br><br>METHOD: Thirty-six non-Aboriginal Australians aged between 16 and 42 years (67% female) were recruited from a tertiary mental health service where they were receiving treatment for suicide risk. Participants were asked to use the BeyondNow safety planning smartphone application to manage their suicide safety plan during a 2-month trial, as an adjunct to treatment as usual. A survey battery designed to measure feasibility and effectiveness of the smartphone app plus treatment as usual intervention was completed at baseline and follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: A vast majority of participants used the app to view and edit their safety plans and reported that the app was easy to use. A reduction was observed in participant severity and intensity of suicide ideation, and suicide-related coping increased significantly. No significant changes were observed in suicide resilience. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The BeyondNow safety planning smartphone application was shown to be feasible and effective as an adjunct to mental health treatment among patients at risk of suicide.<br><br>© 2018 The Authors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Association of Suicidology.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12490
ID  - ref1
ER  -