Telehealth Shows Promise in Reducing Suicide Attempts

Medscape November 19, 2024
Edited by Manasi Talwadekar

TOPLINE:

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) even when delivered remotely via video telehealth effectively reduces suicide attempts among high-risk adults.

METHODOLOGY:

• The researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to compare BCBT and present-centered therapy (PCT) for prevention of suicide among participants receiving care at an outpatient psychiatry and behavioral health clinic in the United States from April 2021 to September 2023.
• A total of 96 adults (mean age, 31.8 years; 66.7% women) were randomly assigned to receive either BCBT, which teaches skills for emotion regulation and reappraisal (n = 51), or PCT, which assists participants in increasing adaptive responses to stressors (n = 45).
• Therapy sessions were conducted remotely via telehealth, including an intake session and 12 weekly...

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