Pilot Trial of Inpatient Cognitive Therapy for the Prevention of Suicide in Military Personnel with Acute Stress Disorder or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Abstract
This study delivers a brief and targeted intervention to military personnel and family members diagnosed with a trauma-related condition who are admitted for psychiatric inpatient care following a suicide attempt. The intervention is named Post Admission Cognitive Therapy (PACT), consists of six 90-minute individual cognitive behavioral therapy sessions delivered by a doctoral level clinician. If PACT demonstrates to be clinically feasible, acceptable, and associated with preliminary evidence of improvement in symptoms relative to the control condition, its efficacy can be definitively determined through the conduct of a larger randomized controlled trial. This report provides a summary of research activities and preliminary results based on the study s Year 5 performance period. A total of 36 participants (16 over last year) have been enrolled. A no cost extension request of 6 months has been requested to complete the follow-up assessments and to write up the final study results.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA594615
Entities
People
- Marjan G. Holloway
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine