Pilot Trial of Inpatient Cognitive Therapy for the Prevention of Suicide in Military Personnel with Acute Stress Disorder or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

摘要

There are no research findings to report at this time. Over the past year, the study has gained regulatory approvals from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Clinical Investigation Regulatory Office. The proposed research aims to deliver a brief and targeted intervention to military personnel and family members diagnosed with a trauma-related condition who are admitted for psychiatric care following a suicide attempt. If our designed intervention demonstrates to be clinically feasible, acceptable, and associated with preliminary evidence of improvement in symptoms relative to the control condition, its efficacy can be definitively determined through the conduct of a larger randomized controlled trial. Funding for an adequately powered multi- site trial was requested in May 2010. Without adequate treatment, PTSD and suicide behavior may result in costly utilization of social services, human suffering, and eventual death.