Year: 2005 Source: Journal of the American Medical Association, v.294, no.5, (August 2005), p.563-570 SIEC No: 20060112

A randomized controlled trial of 120 adults who attempted suicide were evaluated at a hospital emergency department within 48 hours of the attempt to determine the effectiveness of a 10-session cognitive therapy intervention. From baseline to the 18-month assessment, 13 participants in the cognitive therapy group & 23 participants in the usual care group made at least 1 subsequent suicide attempt. Participants in the cognitive therapy group had a significantly lower reattempt rate & were 50% less likely to reattempt suicide than participants in the usual care group. (LC) (43 refs)