TY - JOUR
T1 - An Open Trial of a Suicide Safety Planning Group Treatment
T2 - “Project Life Force”
AU - Goodman, Marianne
AU - Sullivan, Sarah R.
AU - Spears, Angela Page
AU - Dixon, Lisa
AU - Sokol, Yosef
AU - Kapil-Pair, Kalpana Nidhi
AU - Galfalvy, Hanga C.
AU - Hazlett, Erin A.
AU - Stanley, Barbara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs mandated that clinicians oversee the construction of a Suicide Safety Plan for every patient who is identified as “high risk” for suicide. While the Suicide Safety Plan is a mandated “best practice,” there are currently no recommended guidelines for its augmentation in a group setting. To address this gap, a novel group intervention, “Project Life Force,” (PLF; a 10-session manualized psychotherapy), was developed and piloted. Results indicate high feasibility and acceptability. Exploratory analysis revealed statistically significant decreases in suicidal thoughts/behaviors, depression, and hopelessness. Feedback from Veterans and PLF therapists is also discussed. Despite some limitations (e.g. small sample size) exploratory results suggest that PLF may be a promising treatment for Veterans with suicidal symptomology.
AB - In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs mandated that clinicians oversee the construction of a Suicide Safety Plan for every patient who is identified as “high risk” for suicide. While the Suicide Safety Plan is a mandated “best practice,” there are currently no recommended guidelines for its augmentation in a group setting. To address this gap, a novel group intervention, “Project Life Force,” (PLF; a 10-session manualized psychotherapy), was developed and piloted. Results indicate high feasibility and acceptability. Exploratory analysis revealed statistically significant decreases in suicidal thoughts/behaviors, depression, and hopelessness. Feedback from Veterans and PLF therapists is also discussed. Despite some limitations (e.g. small sample size) exploratory results suggest that PLF may be a promising treatment for Veterans with suicidal symptomology.
KW - Group therapy
KW - safety plan
KW - suicide
KW - veterans
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083888283&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13811118.2020.1746940
DO - 10.1080/13811118.2020.1746940
M3 - Article
C2 - 32290789
AN - SCOPUS:85083888283
SN - 1381-1118
VL - 25
SP - 690
EP - 703
JO - Archives of Suicide Research
JF - Archives of Suicide Research
IS - 3
ER -