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

NCT01599247 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2014-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jeff C Huffman, MD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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