J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2013 Dec;22(4):368-376.

Development and Evaluation of a Crisis Intervention Program for Suicide Attempters

• Park JH

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study is conducted to develop a crisis intervention program for suicide attempters in psychiatric inpatients, and to evaluate its effectiveness.
METHODS
The program was developed based on cognitive behavioral therapy. A single group pre-post test design was used with 15 patients admitted to a psychiatric unit for suicide attempt to evaluate the effectiveness on suicide ideation, depression, hopelessness, and problem solving ability. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN program.
RESULTS
The developed program was composed of six sessions; orientation and contraction, assessment of suicide risk factors and protect factors, safety planning, reconstruction of negative cognition, enhancing problem solving ability, empowering hope. The crisis intervention program significantly decreased depression (Z=3.35, p=.001), hopelessness (Z=2.92, p=.003), suicide ideation (Z=2.92, p=.003), and improved problem solving skill (Z=-1.99, p=.046).
CONCLUSION
The developed crisis intervention was an effective cognitive behavior therapy which could decrease depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation, as well as increase problem solving skill when applied to hospitalized suicide attempters.

Keyword

Suicide; Crisis intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy

MeSH Terms

Cognition
Cognitive Therapy
Crisis Intervention*
Depression
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Hope
Humans
Inpatients
Problem Solving
Risk Factors
Suicide*

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