title: Successful Treatment of Suicidal Risk.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this article we focused on analyzing surveyed patient-generated responses based on two outcome questions derived from a suicide-specific framework called the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS): Q1 - "Were there any aspects of your treatment that were particularly helpful to you? If so, please describe these. Be as specific as possible." Q2 - "What have you learned from your clinical care that could help you if you became suicidal in the future?"
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop a reliable coding system based on formerly suicidal patients' responses to two open-ended prompts and examine most frequently identified themes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study utilized a consensual qualitative research process to examine responses of clinically resolved suicidal patients, based on the CAMS resolution criteria (i.e., three consecutive CAMS sessions reporting the effective management of suicidal risk), to two Suicide Status Form (SSF) outcome questions (n = 49 for Q1, and n = 52 for Q2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reliable coding systems were developed and used to determine major themes of successful patient responses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study provide insight into patients' experiences of a successful treatment for suicidal risk with larger implications for suicide-specific treatments in general.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Blaire C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Schembari
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jobes
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: CAMS; feedback; suicide; treatment outcomes