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New study reveals clues for why some treatments are better than others at reducing suicide risk
Why does ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ (๐๐๐๐ง) consistently outperform other treatments in preventing suicide attempts? A new meta-analysis offers a powerful clue: it’s not just the therapyโit’s the way we assess suicide risk. Across 23 clinical trials, treatments that used a ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐โinviting patients to tell the unfolding story of their suicidal strugglesโwere associated…
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Further evidence that Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (BCBT) reduces suicide attempts
A new JAMA Psychiatry study conducted by STRENGTHENS researchers evaluated the efficacy of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (BCBT) vs an active comparator (present-centered therapy) among high-risk US military personnel and veterans reporting suicidal ideation or recent behaviors. Researchers found that participants receiving BCBT had a 75% lower rate of suicide attempts compared with the comparator…
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Digital therapeutic for inpatients with elevated suicide risk
A JAMA Network Open study conducted in part by STRENGTHENS researchers tested a digital therapeutic for psychiatric inpatients at elevated suicide risk. While the intervention didnโt significantly change time to first suicide attempt overall, it showed meaningful benefits for those with prior attemptsโincluding fewer repeat attempts and sustained reductions in suicidal thoughts over 24 weeks.…