title: [Brief psychotherapy of persons who have attempted suicide].
abstract: A brief psychotherapeutic regime aiming to prevent future attempts has been developed for persons who have attempted suicide. According to the cognitive-behavioral framework, the patients' injurious automatic thoughts and basic delusions make the problem situations subjectively impossible. After an assessment of suicide risk, a safety plan shall be devised. Conceptualization, a description of the actual suicidal crisis, constitutes the cornerstone of therapy. Application of measures supporting survival, adoption of problem-solving skills and a functional contact with a social support network will decrease the likelihood of self-destructive actions.
authors.affiliation: Järvenpään sosiaalisairaala, Haarajoki.
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Holmberg
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kähkönen
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology