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Inpatient psychiatric care following a suicide-related hospitalization: A pilot trial of Post-Admission Cognitive Therapy in a military medical center.
General Hospital Psychiatry 2018 November 28
OBJECTIVE: Individuals with a recent suicidal crisis are typically admitted for inpatient psychiatric care. However, targeted inpatient interventions for suicide prevention remain sparse. Thus, this pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated a brief inpatient cognitive behavioral protocol, Post-Admission Cognitive Therapy (PACT) for the prevention of suicide.
METHODS: United States service members and beneficiaries (N = 24) psychiatrically hospitalized at a military medical center due to a recent suicidal crisis were randomized to receive either PACT plus Enhanced Usual Care (PACT + EUC) or EUC alone. Blinded follow-up assessments were conducted at one-, two-, and three-months post discharge. The degree of change and variability of response to PACT for repeat suicide attempt(s) (primary outcome), as well as depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation (secondary outcomes) were examined.
RESULTS: Significant between-group differences in re-attempt status were not found. Reliable Change Index analyses indicated that among the most clinically severe participants, a greater proportion of PACT + EUC participants compared with EUC participants met criteria for clinically significant reductions on depression (40% versus 25%), hopelessness (67% versus 50%), suicide ideation (45% versus 33%), and posttraumatic stress symptomatology (40% versus 25%).
CONCLUSIONS: PACT is a promising inpatient cognitive behavioral intervention for suicide risk reduction. The efficacy of PACT is currently being evaluated in a well-powered multi-site randomized controlled trial.
METHODS: United States service members and beneficiaries (N = 24) psychiatrically hospitalized at a military medical center due to a recent suicidal crisis were randomized to receive either PACT plus Enhanced Usual Care (PACT + EUC) or EUC alone. Blinded follow-up assessments were conducted at one-, two-, and three-months post discharge. The degree of change and variability of response to PACT for repeat suicide attempt(s) (primary outcome), as well as depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation (secondary outcomes) were examined.
RESULTS: Significant between-group differences in re-attempt status were not found. Reliable Change Index analyses indicated that among the most clinically severe participants, a greater proportion of PACT + EUC participants compared with EUC participants met criteria for clinically significant reductions on depression (40% versus 25%), hopelessness (67% versus 50%), suicide ideation (45% versus 33%), and posttraumatic stress symptomatology (40% versus 25%).
CONCLUSIONS: PACT is a promising inpatient cognitive behavioral intervention for suicide risk reduction. The efficacy of PACT is currently being evaluated in a well-powered multi-site randomized controlled trial.
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