Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention

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Conditions studied: Suicide

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test a psychotherapeutic intervention that integrates cognitive therapy and mindfulness meditation techniques to prevent suicide in military Veterans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01872338

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

135

Starts

2013-12-01

Expected to finish

2019-04-03

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-05

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• The following criteria were formulated to recruit a sample at high risk for suicide behavior.
• The subject has experienced a suicidal event during the past 30 days. A suicidal event involves
• 1) psychiatric hospitalization due to suicidal risk,
• 2) psychiatric hospitalization if subject was already on the High Risk for Suicide List,
• 3) suicidal ideation with suicidal intent,
• 4) suicidal preparatory behaviors, or
• 5) actual, interrupted, or aborted suicide attempt.
• AND
• The subject is on or will be placed on the VA High Risk for Suicide List
• OR The subject had an actual, interrupted, or aborted attempt in the last year
• OR In the study clinician's opinion (i.e., Masters or Doctoral level study personnel with formal mental health training) in consultation with the PI, the suicidal event is significant enough to warrant treatment to reduce suicidal risk.

You may not qualify if…

• cognitive deficits that decrease the likelihood of benefit from MBCT-S
• severe symptoms of hallucinations or delusions
• disorganized or disruptive behaviors
• medically unstable
• current mindfulness-based psychotherapy or receipt of 2 or more sessions of a mindfulness-based psychotherapy in the last 12 months

Where it is running

• East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ — East Orange, New Jersey, United States
• Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons, NJ — Lyons, New Jersey, United States

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