Behavior therapy vs insight-oriented therapy for repeated suicide attempters.
A behavior therapy package was compared with insight-oriented therapy in a clinical trial for repeated suicide attempters. Self-report measures of depression, anxiety, and assertiveness were obtained before and after ten days of inpatient treatment and at follow-up intervals for nine moths. Interviews with patients during a two-year follow-up period elicited frequency of suicidal attempts and ideation. Results indicated the superiority of the behavior therapy package, with the structured, brief hospitalization and assertive follow-up likely contributing to the main effects.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011897:Random Allocation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted