Intervention for suicide attempters: A randomized controlled study

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 compo...

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Autores principales: Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, Umamaheswari, C., Shujaath Ali, Zubaida Sultana, Devaraj, P., Kesavan, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22135444
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.86817
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Sumario: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.

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