title: Family centered brief intensive treatment: a pilot study of an outpatient treatment for acute suicidal ideation.
abstract: Family Centered Brief Intensive Treatment (FC BIT), a hospital diversion treatment program for individuals with acute suicidal ideation, was developed to treat suicidal clients and their families. Individuals who met criteria for hospitalization were treated as outpatients using FC BIT (n = 19) or an intensive outpatient treatment without the family component (IOP; n = 24). Clients receiving FC BIT identified family members or supportive others to participate in therapy. FC BIT clients had significantly greater improvement at the end of treatment compared to IOP clients on measures of depression, hopelessness, and suicidality. Further research is needed to test the efficacy of FC BIT.
authors.affiliation: QDG Consulting, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Trena T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Anastasia
authors.forename: Terresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Humphries-Wadsworth
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pepper
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention