Natural History of Hopelessness, Suicidality, and Optimism in Psychiatric Inpatients Following Discharge

Completed

Conditions studied: Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation

In brief

Specific aim #1: To assess the study team's ability to recruit subjects in this cohort and to successfully complete follow-up assessments by phone or mail. Hypothesis: Over 50% of eligible subjects will enroll in the observational study, and 70% of follow-up assessments will be successfully completed. Specific aim #2: To determine the natural history of hopelessness, ongoing suicidal thoughts, and optimism in subjects at 2, 4 and 8 weeks after discharge. Hypothesis: Subjects will continue to have moderate levels of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, and optimism at follow-up assessments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01599247

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

46

Starts

2011-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Admission to MGH inpatient psychiatric unit, age 18 and older
• Suicidal ideation reported on admission (suicidal thoughts or active suicidal ideation documented in the admission note) OR admission occurring in context of a suicide attempt
• Mood disorder (assessed and determined by patient's clinical treatment team and consulting inpatient chart review)
• Patient able to read and write in English

You may not qualify if…

• Psychotic symptoms, as assessed using the MINI12 and inpatient chart review
• Cognitive disorder, as assessed using a six-item cognitive screen developed for research
• Participation in other studies that are focused on improving hopelessness/optimism.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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