sefulness of regular contact in preventing repeat suicide attempts
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: X838- Intentional self-harm by other specified means
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with suicide attempts, confirmed using Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), aged 18 years and above with access to mobile phones, admitted to the hospital and visiting Psychiatry department.
Exclusion Criteria
People with suicide attempts who are medically unstable, those who have known bipolar disorder or schizophrenia or are unable to give consent or those who refuse to participate. Patients with BPD and schizophrenia will also be excluded based on diagnosis by a qualified psychiatrist.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase in time to occurrence of first repeat suicide related event (occurrence of significant suicidal ideation, hospitalization for suicide related reasons, actual suicide attempt, interrupted attempt, or suicide)Timepoint: At baseline <br/ ><br>At three months <br/ ><br>At nine months <br/ ><br>At study endpoint <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in depressive symptoms <br/ ><br>Improvement in coping <br/ ><br>Improvement in general functioningTimepoint: Three months after intervention <br/ ><br>Nine months after intervention <br/ ><br>Study endpoint <br/ ><br>