Abstract

Effects of Psychotherapeutic Strategies in the Treatment of Suicide Attempters (Micro RC 569 P36 1980)

Year: 1980 Source: Thesis (Ph.D.)-Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980. 88p. SIEC No: 19831677

Study to assess the effectiveness of various treatments of suicide attempters using fifteen psychiatric patients randomly assigned to the cognitive restructuring group, the problem solving group and the non-directive control group. Assessment instruments used were Self-Monitoring of Suicidal Ideation, the Scale for Suicide Ideation, Hopelessness Scale, Means-Ends Problem Solving and Alternate Uses Test. (KB)