@article{ref1,
title="Efficacy of CBT for treatment seeking (CBT-TS) in untreated veterans and service members at risk for suicidal behavior",
journal="Journal of general internal medicine",
year="2023",
author="Stecker, Tracy and Allan, Nicholas P. and Hoge, Charles and Ashrafioun, Lisham and Conner, Kenneth R.",
volume="38",
number="12",
pages="2639-2646",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Military members and Veterans at-risk for suicide are often unlikely to seek behavioral health treatment. The primary aim of this study was to test the efficacy of brief CBT for Treatment Seeking (CBT-TS) to improve behavioral health treatment utilization among U.S. military service members and Veterans at-risk for suicide. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 841 participants who served in the U.S. military since 9/11 and who reported suicidality but were not in behavioral health treatment were recruited to participate in this trial. Participants were randomly assigned to either brief CBT-TS delivered by phone or an assessment-only control condition. Follow-up assessments were conducted at baseline and months 1, 3, 6, and 12 to track treatment utilization and symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS: CBT-TS resulted in significantly greater behavioral health treatment initiation within 1 month compared to the control condition (B = .93, p < .001); and the higher treatment initiation persisted for 12 months post intervention. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study employed a low-cost, easily implementable one-session intervention administered by phone. The study provides evidence that CBT-TS is efficacious in promoting behavioral health treatment initiation in an adult population at risk for suicidal behavior and showed enduring benefits for 6-12 months. CBT-TS provides a unique strategy for treatment engagement for at-risk adults unlikely to seek treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT05077514.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0884-8734",
doi="10.1007/s11606-023-08129-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08129-z"
}