Coping Card Usage can Further Reduce Suicide Reattempt in Suicide Attempter Case Management Within 3-Month...

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Clinical Psychology
• Public Health

Background:

• Suicide remains a significant public health concern globally.
• Effective interventions for suicide prevention are crucial in clinical practice.
• Case management is a common approach, but its efficacy can be enhanced.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of crisis coping cards as an adjunct to case management for suicide prevention.
• To compare outcomes between patients receiving case management with coping cards versus case management alone.

Main Methods:

• A randomized controlled trial involving 64 participants over a 3-month intervention period.
• Participants were assigned to either crisis coping cards with case management or case management alone.
• Generalized estimating equation analysis examined treatment effects on suicide risk, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness.

Main Results:

• The crisis coping card group demonstrated significant reductions in subsequent suicidal behaviors, suicide risk severity, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness.
• Survival analysis revealed a significantly longer time to suicide reattempt in the coping card group at 2 and 3 months.
• The intervention group showed superior outcomes compared to the case management only group.

Conclusions:

• Crisis coping cards are an effective tool to enhance case management in suicide prevention.
• This intervention can lead to reduced psychological distress and lower rates of suicide reattempt.
• Integrating coping cards into suicide prevention strategies holds promise for improving patient outcomes.