Mental images of suicide imagery rescripting study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Depression; Suicide; mental health; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Suicide

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000639527
• Lead Sponsor: Orygen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 5 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

1.Young people aged 16 to 25 inclusive;
2.Current or recent suicidal ideation (within last 4 weeks);
3.Engagement with Orygen Specialist Program’s Youth Mood Clinic treatment as determined by the treating clinician;
4.Familiarity with, and willingness to use available crisis supports in context of suicide risk determined by patient report and clinical information;
5.Ability to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures;
6.Willingness to nominate an emergency contact;
7.Reporting one or more mental images of suicide, which increases risk for suicide, in the past 14 days;
8.Willingness to dedicate two treatment sessions to imagery rescripting therapy to treat the suicidal mental image (with an optional third and fourth session).

Exclusion Criteria

1.Presence of an intellectual disability as documented on their medical record;
2.Not able to converse in, or read in English;
3.Poorly engaged in face-to-face treatment or approaching discharge as determined by the treating clinician;
4.Currently at acute risk of suicide requiring acute risk management;
5.Actively manic or psychotic (assessed by treating clinician) as assessed by the treating clinician;
6.Active mania or psychosis as assessed by the treating clinician;
7.Has not experienced mental images of suicide;
8.Presence of organic brain disease or severe neurological impairment, as documented in medical record;
9.Experience of only mental image(s) of suicide which decreases the risk of suicidal behaviour (i.e. a protective image) as reported by participant.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified