Socio-Educational Intervention for Rural Suicide Attempters
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted
- Interventions
- Other: socio-educational intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT00808873
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital
- Brief Summary
Compared to a treatment-as-usual group, providing brief mental health education to suicide attempters from rural parts of China at the time of their treatment in the emergency departments of general hospitals or local clinics and 6 home-visits (FOR those subjects WITH PHONES refuse home visits, THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THE PHONE) over the twelve months after the attempt demonstrate continuing concern about the attempters ('befriending'), strengthen their social support networks and improve their problem-solving skills will significantly reduce their hopelessness, the severity of depressive symptoms, and level of suicidal ideation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Inclusion Criteria
- suicide attempters
- must be 18 years or older
- no-zero intent to die
Exclusion Criteria
- with communication difficulties
- living outside of the research sites
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 socio-educational intervention brief education and 6 follow-up visits
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the severity of depressive symptoms one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method frequency and intensity of suicidal ideation one year
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
People's Hospital of Yuncheng County
🇨🇳Yuncheng County, Shandong, China