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Tobias Teismann1,2, Sören Friedrich3, Jürgen Margraf1,2
1Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Background:
Positive mental health has been shown to confer resilience against suicidal ideation and behavior. Yet, studies on treatment seeking populations are rare.The aim of the present study was to investigate, whether PMH predicts the amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing psychotherapy.
Method:
Data from N = 959 outpatients (61.2% female; age: M(SD) = 36.58 (13.29), range: 18-82 years), who took part in a pretreatment and a posttreatment assessment after 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, were included. Self-report measures of positive mental health, depression, and suicidal ideation/behavior were used.
Results:
Pretreatment PMH was shown to predict posttreatment suicidal ideation - after controlling for age, gender, pretreatment depression, suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempts.
Discussion:
Positive mental health might be understood as a protective factor in dealing with suicidal ideation. Findings underscore the need to focus on positive mental health in the risk-assessment and treatment of suicidal patients.
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