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Psychological risk factors predictive of suicidal distress in men receiving a community-based brief psychological
Claire Anne Hanlon1, Pooja Saini1, Jane Boland2
1Department of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Insights
The lay your cards on the table (LYCT) approach effectively engages men in assessing suicide risk factors. This novel method helps tailor interventions for men in suicidal crisis.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health
- Suicidology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Community-based suicide prevention for men requires adaptable assessment and intervention strategies.
- The James' Place Model incorporates the lay your cards on the table (LYCT) approach, using card variables linked to suicide risk factors.
- There is a need to evaluate novel therapeutic tools for assessing suicide risk in men.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the efficacy of the lay your cards on the table (LYCT) component in predicting suicidal distress among men.
- To determine if LYCT variables can inform the tailoring of suicide prevention interventions.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study analyzed data from 511 men (aged 18-69).
- Data were collected between August 2018 and July 2021.
- Suicidal distress was measured using the CORE Clinical Outcome Measures (CORE-OM).
Main Results:
- Correlational analyses revealed 20 statistically significant associations between LYCT categories and suicidal distress.
- Regression analyses indicated that these factors explained 2%-5% of the variance in CORE-OM outcomes (R²).
Conclusions:
- The lay your cards on the table (LYCT) approach is supported for engaging men in suicide risk assessment.
- This method can inform the personalized delivery of interventions for men experiencing suicidal crisis.
Introduction:
Adaptable community-based approaches for assessment and delivery of suicide prevention interventions for men experiencing suicidal crisis are needed. The lay your cards on the table (LYCT) component of the James' Place Model is a novel therapeutic approach comprised of four sets of card variables that correspond with suicidal risk factors. This study investigated the LYCT in predicting suicidal distress among men.
Methods:
Cross-sectional data of 511 men aged 18-69 years (M = 34.59 years; SD = 12.30) collected between 1st August 2018 and 29th July 2021 were assessed to predict suicidal distress measured using the CORE Clinical Outcome Measures (CORE-OM).
Results:
From four categories comprising the LYCT, correlational analyses demonstrated that 20 associations emerged as statistically significant (r's = 0.12-0.19). When these were included in regression analyses, effect sizes explained 2%-5% variance in CORE-OM outcomes (R2).
Conclusion:
Use of LYCT is supported for engaging men in the assessment of suicide risk factors and to inform tailoring of intervention delivery to suit the individual needs of men experiencing suicidal crisis.
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