Citation

Keller R, Saillant S, Gysin-Maillart A, Michaud L. Rev. Med. Suisse 2021; 17(751): 1602-1605.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Medecine et Hygiene)

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Abstract

Although patients attempting suicide represent a highly vulnerable population, are often reluctant to care and at high risk of repetition, no specific therapy exist for them in French-speaking Switzerland. ASSIP(®) (Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program) fills in this gap. It is a short therapy developed in Bern and being currently implemented in French-speaking Switzerland with the support of the Foundation " Promotion santé suisse " (Swiss health care promotion). ASSIP(®) intervention is patient-centered and based on a narrative and behavioral approach and reduces suicide reattempts. It aims to jointly understand patient's suicidal process and to help him/her developing personal strategies to prevent repetition and manage future suicidal crisis.

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