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Filter by:The investigator is conducting a hybrid efficacy-effectiveness randomized controlled trial with low-income African American suicide attempters. Guided by the Theory of Triadic Influence (TTI), this pilot randomized controlled trial aims: 1. to determine if psychosocial group intervention (PGI) is more effective than enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU) in reducing suicidal behavior (ideation, attempts; primary outcome) and improving its correlates (depressive symptoms, hopelessness, quality of life) (secondary outcomes) in low-income African Americans with a recent attempt. 2. to determine if PGI is more effective than ETAU at bolstering intrapersonal (I), social/situational (SS), and cultural/environmental (CE) risk and protective factors that mediate the condition-suicidal behavior and correlates link and thus serve as mechanisms of change. 3. to determine I, SS, and CE variables that moderate the condition-suicidal behavior link and thus serve as predictors of intervention outcome. Hypothesis for Aim 1: At post-intervention and follow-up, PGI participants will evidence greater improvements in suicidal behavior and its correlates than those in ETAU. Hypothesis for Aim 2: Changes in these risk and protective factors will account for condition effects on outcomes: (1) psychological distress, aggression, impulsivity, substance abuse, low self-esteem, and suicide acceptability (I-risk); (2) perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, relationship discord, intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization (SS-risk); (3) access to a weapon and barriers to service utilization (CE-risk); (4) reasons for living, optimism, positive ethnic identity, effective coping, and spiritual well-being (I-protective); (5) overall family health and social support from family and friends (SS-protective); and (6) religious involvement and effectiveness of obtaining resources (CE-protective). Hypothesis for Aim 3: Individuals (1) having fewer Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) disorders and attachment styles characterized by positivity toward the self and others (I); (2) children and more limited trauma histories (SS); and (3) more daily hassles and less exposure to community disorder (CE) will evidence greater reductions in suicidal behavior and its correlates and greater enhancements in quality of life at post-intervention and follow-up.
Gatekeeper training is where people in the community are trained to recognize and identify those who are at risk for suicide and assist them in getting care. Gatekeeper training has been widely implemented around the world. There are two types of gatekeepers: 1) Designated gatekeepers - individuals who have been trained in helping professions (medicine, psychology, social work, nursing), and 2) Emergent gatekeepers - individuals who are not in caregiving roles (family members, police, teachers, clergy). Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) has been implemented in Manitoba. However, a recent randomized controlled trial in First Nations community members (emergent gatekeepers) from the Swampy Cree Tribal Council (Northwestern Manitoba) demonstrated that the training had no positive impact on self-reported gatekeeper skills or behavior. Also, compared to a resilience retreat, the ASIST training was associated with a slightly higher likelihood of reporting suicidal ideation. The demonstrated lack of efficacy and the possibility of adverse effects associated with this training program in this vulnerable group have raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of ASIST. There were several key limitations of the previous study. First, the study only recruited community members (emergent gatekeepers), therefore findings may not be generalizable to designated gatekeepers (clinicians, nurses, counselors). Second, the study had a small sample size (n=55) and may have not been large enough to detect small effects that are often associated with educational interventions. Finally, the increase in distress in the ASIST trained group may not have been directly related to the training. To overcome the above limitations, we aim to conduct a larger evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of gatekeeper training that is occurring in Manitoba First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities. Based on previous work that suggests designated gatekeepers are more likely to benefit from gatekeeper training than emergent gatekeepers, we will examine these groups separately. Hypotheses: 1) ASIST will be associated with an increase in gatekeeper skills and behaviors; 2) ASIST will have a stronger impact on designated gatekeepers than emergent gatekeepers; 3) ASIST will not be associated with an increase in suicidal ideation or distress.
The primary purpose of the current study is to rigorously test the psychometric properties of the INQ-12 and ACSS (Van Orden et al., 2008) in Veterans, something which has not been done to date. Factor structure, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity will all be assessed. Secondary goals are to determine if burdensomeness, failed belongingness, and acquired capability are distinct versus overlapping constructs and whether or not values mediate the relationship between reasons for living and suicide risk. Lastly, the inclusion of the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS) allows us to analyze participants' responses to explore whether or not participants can be grouped into those who want to die by suicide because they want to escape their problems and those who want to die to influence other people.
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a feasibility study using data proved by Department of Defense National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) toward the ultimate goal of establishing a mechanism by which VA clinicians could access data on Veterans regarding suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors that occurred when they were on active duty, as documented in the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER).