@article{ref1,
title="Does writing about suicidal thoughts and feelings reduce them?",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2002",
author="Range, Lillian M. and Kovac, S. H.",
volume="32",
number="4",
pages="428-440",
abstract="To assess whether writing with cognitive change or exposure instructions reduces depression or suicidality, 121 undergraduates screened for suicidality wrote for 20 minutes on 4 days over 2 weeks. They were randomly assigned to reinterpret or to write and rewrite traumatic events/emotions, or to write about innocuous topics. The three groups (N = 98) who completed pre-, post-, and 6-week follow-up were not different on suicidality or depression. All subjects reported fewer automatic negative thoughts over the 2 weeks; they also reported higher self-regard but more health center visits at follow-up. Suicidal thoughts may be more resistant than physical health to writing interventions.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}