The Postcard Study
Completed
- Conditions
- Suicide riskMental Health - Suicide
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12606000274572
- Lead Sponsor
- Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 295
Inclusion Criteria
1. Young people referred to ORYGEN Youth Health with a non-psychotic diosorder (Both males and females will be included in the study). 2. A recent or lifetime history of suicide risk as indicated by suicidal ideation or behaviour (including suicide attempts). 3. Resident in the Northwestern metropolitan region of Melbourne.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known organic cause for presentation2. Intellectual disability3. Inability to speak English.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduced risk of suicide as measured by reduced rates of suicidal behaviour and reduced rates of suicidal ideation. [Measured at baseline, 12 months (ie the end of the intervention) and 18 months.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improved self-esteem; improved help-seeking; improved sense of perceived social support; reduced rates of hopelessness and reduced symptoms of depression. [These will be measured at baseline, 12 months (ie the end of the intervention) and 18 months.]