Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Attempters With Drug Dependence Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Suicide, Attempted

Substance-Related Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study will examine the effectiveness of combining cognitive therapy with enriched usual care for preventing subsequent suicide attempts in people with a drug dependence who have recently attempte...

Detailed Description

Suicide attempts involving drug abuse are a major public health problem. Development of interventions that focus on reducing the suicide attempt rate among drug abusers is a necessity. There is a stro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Recent suicide attempt with an emergency department visit within 48 hours of the attempt (suicide attempt is considered to be a potentially self-injurious behavior with a nonfatal outcome for which there is evidence, either explicit or implicit, that the individual intended to kill himself or herself)
  • Current DSM-IV diagnosis of a current drug dependence disorder within the past 6 months

Exclusion

  • Self-mutilating behavior without intent to commit suicide
  • An acute, unstable, or severe Axis III disorder that may affect participation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00218725

Start Date

May 1 2005

End Date

October 1 2005

Last Update

September 29 2015

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Psychopathology Research Unit-University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104