@article{ref1,
title="A social work contribution to suicide prevention through assertive brief psychotherapy and community linkage: Use of the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA)",
journal="Social work in health care",
year="2013",
author="Petrakis, Melissa and Joubert, Lynette",
volume="52",
number="2-3",
pages="239-257",
abstract="There is a striking absence of literature articulating and evaluating clinical social work contributions to suicide prevention, despite considerable practice in this important field. This article reports on a model of assertive brief psychotherapeutic intervention and facilitated linkage to community services utilized in a prospective cohort study of emergency department suicide attempt aftercare. A key outcome measure, the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA), was used with 65 patients to assess psychosocial domains at initial presentation, 4-weeks, 3-months, and 6-months. There were significant improvements in the domains of work, finance, leisure, social life, living situation, personal safety and health by 3 months. There were highly significant correlations between psychosocial improvements and improved depression scores.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0098-1389",
doi="10.1080/00981389.2012.737903",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2012.737903"
}