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Di Simplicio, Martina, Appiah‐Kusi, Elizabeth, Wilkinson, Paul, Watson, Peter, Meiser‐Stedman, Caroline, Kavanagh, David J., Holmes, Emily A., Appiah-Kusi, Elizabeth, Meiser-Stedman, Caroline |
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Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior; Jun2020, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p724-740, 17p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts |
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Objectives: The Imaginator study tested the feasibility of a short mental imagery-based psychological intervention for young people who self-harm and used a stepped-wedge design to investigate effects on self-harm frequency reduction at 3 and 6 months.Method: A total of 38 participants aged 16-25 were recruited via community self-referral and mental health services. Participants were randomized to immediate delivery of Functional Imagery Training (FIT) or usual care followed by delayed delivery after 3 months. FIT comprised two face-to-face sessions, five phone sessions, and use of a smartphone app. Outcomes' assessment was blind to allocation.Results: Three quarters of those who began treatment completed face-to-face sessions, and 57% completed five or more sessions in total. Self-harm frequency data were obtained on 76% of the sample at 3 months (primary outcome) and 63% at 6 months. FIT produced moderate reductions in self-harm frequency at 3 months after immediate (d = 0.65) and delayed delivery (d = 0.75). The Immediate FIT group maintained improvements from 3 to 6 months (d = 0.05). Participants receiving usual care also reduced self-harm (d = 0.47).Conclusions: A brief mental imagery-based psychological intervention targeting self-harm in young people is feasible and may comprise a novel transdiagnostic treatment for self-harm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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