TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - A pilot study of an intervention to prevent suicide after psychiatric hospitalization
JO  - Journal of nervous and mental disease
A1  - Riblet, Natalie B.
A1  - Shiner, Brian
A1  - Schnurr, Paula
A1  - Bruce, Martha L.
A1  - Wasserman, Danuta
A1  - Cornelius, Sarah
A1  - Scott, Robert
A1  - Watts, Bradley V.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - A prior meta-analysis found that the World Health Organization Brief Intervention and Contact Program (WHO BIC) significantly reduces suicide risk. WHO BIC has not been studied in high-income countries. We piloted an adapted version of WHO BIC on an inpatient mental health unit in the United States. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability. We also evaluated changes in suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and connectedness using a repeated measures analysis of variance. Of 13 eligible patients, 9 patients enrolled. Patients experienced significant improvements in suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and connectedness at 1 and 3 months (Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation, F(2,16) = 14.96, p < 0.01; Beck Hopelessness Scale, F(2,16) = 5.88, p < 0.05; perceived burdensomeness subscale, F(2,16) = 10.97, p < 0.013; and thwarted belongingness subscale, F(2,16) = 4.77, p < 0.03). Patients were highly satisfied. An adapted version of WHO BIC may be feasible to implement in a high-resource setting, but trials need to confirm efficacy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001061
ID  - ref1
ER  -