Brief New Treatment for Suicide Attempts
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/23/2019 |
| Start Date: | March 12, 2018 |
| End Date: | April 30, 2020 |
| Contact: | Kenneth Conner, PsyD |
| Email: | kenneth_conner@urmc.rochester.edu |
| Phone: | 585-275-1198 |
Suicidal Adults With Alcohol or Drug Use Problems: A New Hospital-based Treatment
Individuals with alcohol or drug use problems who are hospitalized for suicide attempt are at
high risk for reattempt. This treatment development study adapts a promising outpatient
intervention to prevent suicide reattempt in order to administer it during hospitalization to
individuals with alcohol and drug use problems, and to test the adapted intervention in a
pilot randomized controlled trial.
high risk for reattempt. This treatment development study adapts a promising outpatient
intervention to prevent suicide reattempt in order to administer it during hospitalization to
individuals with alcohol and drug use problems, and to test the adapted intervention in a
pilot randomized controlled trial.
Inclusion Criteria:
- suicide attempt within one week of hospitalization with acknowledgment of some intent
to die using a standard item
- problematic alcohol or drug use as determined by score >8 on Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test, AUDIT or >3 on the 10-item version of the Drug Abuse Screening
Test, DAST-10
- admission to hospital
- residence within 40 miles of Strong Memorial Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
- under age 18
- treated in ED, CPEP, or observation unit only
- unable to communicate with the researcher in English
- unable to comprehend the nature of the study
- participation untenable from a medical (e.g., intubated), psychiatric (e.g., florid
psychosis), or behavioral (e.g., refusing to speak with staff) standpoint
- short hospital length of stay, ruling out administering three sessions of the therapy
prior to discharge
We found this trial at
1
site
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, New York 14642
Rochester, New York 14642
(585) 275-2100
Phone: 585-275-1198
Univ of Rochester Medical Center One of the nation's top academic medical centers, the University...
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