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Effect of Psychosocial Treatment by the Case Manager in Patients After a Suicide Attempt

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Suicide, Attempted
Interventions
Other: proactive psychosocial intervention by care managers
Behavioral: case management
Registration Number
NCT00664872
Lead Sponsor
Shen-Ing,Liu
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the case manager are effective in the treatment of suicide attempters.

Detailed Description

Compared with usual care, interventional group will (1) improve treatment attendance, (2) have less repeated suicide attempts in adults after a suicide attempts, and (3)have better patients' satisfaction with care.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
147
Inclusion Criteria

Participants recruit adults who:

  1. Discharge from an emergency department of a teaching hospital after attempt suicide
  2. Aged above 18 years old
  3. Agree to provide written inform consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients were too ill to be interviewed
  2. Patients have immediate and severe suicide risk.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
case managementproactive psychosocial intervention by care managers-
case managementcase management-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
treatment adherence, defined as outpatient mental health clinic attendance6-month, and 12-month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
During follow-up periods (6-month, and 12-month), interventional group will have (1) less repeated suicide attempts (behavior) (2) less suicidal ideation, (3) lower depression score, (4) better patients' satisfaction with care6-month, and 12-month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mackay Memorial Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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