Inpatient Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Suicide Risk Post-Discharge
Suicide, Attempted
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Suicide, Attempted
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females
- Age 18-65 inclusive
- Fluent in English (speaking, reading, and writing)
- Having made a suicide attempt within one week preceding admission. Admission will be defined as admission to either the medical floor (in cases where medical stabilization is required prior to transfer to psychiatric inpatient facility) or to psychiatric inpatient facility (in cases where medical stabilization is not required). A suicide attempt will be defined as behavior that is self-directed and deliberately results in injury or the potential for injury to oneself for which there is evidence, whether explicit or implicit, of intent to die.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 or ≥66 years old
- History of schizophrenia spectrum disorder
- History of mental retardation or organic brain illness
- Active mania or other psychiatric or medical condition that would preclude informed consent or participation in the trial, in the investigator's opinion
- ECT included on patient's inpatient treatment plan. Patients who are referred for ECT after starting the study will be withdrawn from the study.
Sites / Locations
- Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
No Intervention
Presence of SUD with BCBT
Presence of SUD with TAU
Absence of SUD with BCBT
Absence of SUD with TAU
Patients diagnosed with SUD who are randomly assigned to receive BCBT will participate in all aspects of their prescribed treatment plan (i.e., TAU) and will receive up to 4 sessions of CBT (depending on length of stay), lasting 1.5 hours for the first session and 1 hour for the remaining sessions.
Patients diagnosed with SUD who are randomly assigned to receive TAU will participate in all aspects of the prescribed treatment plan given by the inpatient unit.
Patients without SUD who are randomly assigned to receive BCBT will participate in all aspects of their prescribed treatment plan (i.e., TAU) and will receive up to 4 sessions of BCBT (depending on length of stay), lasting 1.5 hours for the first session and 1 hour for the remaining sessions.
Patients without SUD who are randomly assigned to receive TAU will participate in all aspects of the prescribed treatment plan given by the inpatient unit.