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Positive Psychology in Suicidal Patients

NCT02855736 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 206

Last updated 2016-08-04

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Summary

Suicide is a major health concern. Weeks following psychiatric admission are a highly suicide risk period for those having current suicidal ideation or attempt. Recently, a pilot study suggested the feasibility of positive psychology in patients in suicidal crisis. Notably, gratitude exercises suggested improvement in optimism and hopelessness, two dimensions associated to suicide. Moreover, gratitude has been associated to suicidal ideation and attempt, independently from depression. Thus, investigators want to conduct the first randomized controlled study in order to assess effectiveness of gratitude exercises (vs control task) in suicidal inpatients, on 1) psychological pain reduction 2) suicidal ideation, hopelessness, optimism, depressive symptomatology, and anxiety improvement.

Conditions

  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicidal Crisis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Positive Psychology

Gratitude Journal (Emmons and Stern, 2013) Every evening, patients have to write down the things they feel grateful about.

BEHAVIORAL

Placebo (food journal)

Food journal (i.e. alimentary list): Patients have to write down the list of foods eaten during the day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Montpellier

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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