Over the last decade, suicide rates have risen within the military and have remained high. Converging evidence suggests that suicide prevention efforts may be enhanced by explicitly including family members in treatment. The study's objectives are to test the effect of the CCRP, a targeted single session couples intervention on suicide ideation among military service members and Veterans, and to understand how the use of the CCRP impacts suicide risk during the 6 months immediately postdischarge from a psychiatric inpatient unit.
Over the last decade, suicide rates have risen within the military and have remained high. Converging evidence suggests that suicide prevention efforts may be enhanced by explicitly including family members in treatment, however no couple-bases suicide-specific interventions exist. The study's objectives are to test the effect of the Couples Crisis Response Plan (CCRP), a targeted single-session couples intervention, on suicide ideation among military service members and Veterans, and to understand how the use of the CCRP impacts suicide risk during the period of time immediately post-discharge from a psychiatric inpatient unit. The CCRP will be compared to an active control condition (mental health education). The primary aim is to compare the effect of the CCRP to an active control condition on suicide ideation in the 6 months following treatment among military service members and Veterans who have been psychiatrically hospitalized for acute suicide risk and their partners. The CCRP is specifically adapted for use with partnered service members at elevated risk for suicide. A secondary aim is to determine how use of the CCRP skills impacts suicidal ideation over time and identify the role partners play in encouraging use of the plan and managing suicide risk.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
The CCRP is a single session therapist-facilitated suicide prevention intervention conducted with a dyad
The Mental Health Education session is a single session therapist-facilitated mental health psychoeducation session conducted with a dyad
Salt Lake Behavioral Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Change in suicidal thoughts and behaviors since baseline measured by the Scale for Suicidal Ideation
Self-report assessment of severity of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Items 1-19 are summed (range: 0-38) and higher scores indicate greater suicide severity. Measured at baseline, hospital discharge, and 1, 3, and 6 month follow ups.
Time frame: Assessed at baseline and 1, 3 and 6-months follow ups
Change in number of suicide attempts from baseline
The change in number of suicide attempts from baseline will be assessed through participants' responses to the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview. The Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview is a structured interview assessing history of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, including suicide attempt history (dates, methods, and severity (e.g., need for medical attention) of previous suicide attempts). An increased number of suicide attempts at any assessment is considered a worse outcome.
Time frame: Assessed at baseline and 1, 3 and 6-months follow ups
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