Citation

Primack JM, Bozzay ML, Gaudiano BA, Weinstock LM, Armey MF, Brick LA, Holman CS, Miller IW. Psychiatr. Ann. 2022; 52(5): 199-207.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Healio)

DOI

10.3928/00485713-20220512-01

PMID

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Abstract

Veteran suicide rates remain unacceptably high despite recent initiatives and the surge in new prevention programs. Many suicide prevention interventions are treatment intensive and require significant training and expertise to deliver, and few have been developed and tested specifically for veterans. The Coping Long Term with Active Suicide Program (CLASP) is an adjunctive telephone-based suicide prevention program designed to reduce suicide behaviors after psychiatric hospitalization. CLASP was modified and tested with a veteran sample. One hundred three veterans hospitalized for suicide risk were randomized to CLASP versus Veterans Affairs' treatment as usual and observed for 12 months after hospital discharge. All veterans, regardless of treatment condition, showed a reduction in both suicide behaviors and rehospitalization during a 12-month period. Implications for Veterans Affairs suicide prevention are discussed. © SLACK Incorporated.

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