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Cognitive-Behavioural Problem Solving in the Treatment of Patients who Repeatedly Attempt Suicide a Controlled Trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Paul M. Salkovskis ,
Chris Atha  and
David Storer
Paul M. Salkovskis*
Affiliation:
University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Chris Atha
Affiliation:
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds
David Storer
Affiliation:
Department of Liaison Psychiatry, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

In a controlled trial, 20 patients at high risk of repeated suicide attempts were randomly allocated to either cognitive-behavioural problem solving or a ‘treatment-as-usual’ control condition. The group practising problem solving improved significantly more than controls on ratings of depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation and target problems at the end of treatment and at follow-up of up to one year, and there was evidence of an effect on the rates of repetition over the six months after treatment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 6 , December 1990 , pp. 871 - 876
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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