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. 2011 Jul;53(3):244-8.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.86817.

Intervention for suicide attempters: A randomized controlled study

Lakshmi Vijayakumar  1 , C Umamaheswari, Zubaida Sultana Shujaath Ali, P Devaraj, K Kesavan
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Intervention for suicide attempters: A randomized controlled study

Lakshmi Vijayakumar et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Aim: To determine whether brief intervention and contact (BIC) is effective in reducing subsequent suicidal behavior among suicide attempters.

Materials and methods: Suicide attempters (n=680) admitted in a general hospital in Chennai were randomly allocated to treatment as usual and BIC whose components include brief intervention at the time of discharge and contact for 18 months.

Results: Completed suicide was significantly lower in the BIC group, OR 35.4 (CI 18.4 - 78.2) as also attempted suicide, OR 17.3 (CI 10.8 - 29.7).

Conclusions: This low-cost intervention which can be readily implemented may be an important suicide prevention strategy in healthcare settings in India.

Keywords: Attempted suicide; intervention; randomized trial.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared

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