Citation

Amadéo S, Nguyen NL, Teai T, Favro P, Mulet A, Colin-Fagotin N, Rereao M, Malogne A, Simone MD, Rioche G, Gassion V, Pere P, Prokop A, Bernis F, Dufour P, Tuheiava A, Vanquin G, Vilhem S, Gokalsing E, Spodenkiewicz M, Pradem M, Seguin M, Beauchamp G, Thomas P, Vaiva G, Jehel L. J. Int. Med. Res. 2020; 48(9): e300060520946237.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Field House Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0300060520946237

PMID

32883150

PMCID

PMC7479860

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess understudied, alternative suicide prevention modalities in a mental health care setting.
METHODS: This was a prospective study of patients (n = 140, 68 cases and 72 controls) who were admitted to hospital or who contacted an SOS suicide crisis line for suicidal ideation or attempts. Psychiatric diagnoses (Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview) and intensity of anxiety/depression/suicidality (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, and Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation) were assessed. All intervention group subjects received a crisis card with a crisis line number, interviews with psychologists or volunteers and a telephone call on days 10 to 21, then 6 months later. These subjects also had a choice between two further 4-month interventions: body contact care or mobile intervention team visits.
RESULTS: The interventions significantly reduced the number of suicide attempts and suicide (3%) at 6 months compared with the control condition (12%). There were fewer losses to follow-up in the intervention group (7.35%) than in the control group (9.72%).
CONCLUSIONS: The results favour the implementation of integrated care and maintaining contact in suicide prevention.

Language: en

Keywords

anxiety; aromatherapy; Aromatherapy; Cananga; depression; Humans; mobile intervention; Pilot Projects; Polynesia; prevention; Prospective Studies; suicide; Suicide, Attempted; ylang ylang