| Autor: |
Armitage, C.J., Abdul Rahim, W., Rowe, R., O'Connor, R.C. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| ISSN: |
0007-1250 |
| Popis: |
Background\ud \ud Implementation intentions link triggers for self-harm with coping skills and appear to create an automatic tendency to invoke coping responses when faced with a triggering situation.\ud \ud Aims\ud \ud To test the effectiveness of implementation intentions in reducing suicidal ideation and behaviour in a high-risk group.\ud \ud Method\ud \ud Two hundred and twenty-six patients who had self-harmed were randomised to: (a) forming implementation intentions with a ‘volitional help sheet’; (b) self-generating implementation intentions without help; or (c) thinking about triggers and coping, but not forming implementation intentions. We measured self-reported suicidal ideation and behaviour, threats of suicide and likelihood of future suicide attempt at baseline and then again at the 3-month follow-up.\ud \ud Results\ud \ud All suicide-related outcome measures were significantly lower at follow-up among patients forming implementation intentions compared with those in the control condition (ds>0.35). The volitional help sheet resulted in fewer suicide threats (d = 0.59) and lowered the likelihood of future suicide attempts (d = 0.29) compared with patients who self-generated implementation intentions.\ud \ud Conclusions\ud \ud Implementation intention-based interventions, particularly when supported by a volitional help sheet, show promise in reducing future suicidal ideation and behaviour. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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