Cognitive Therapy Halves Risk of Second Suicide Attempt

[HuckleB]

Cognitive Therapy Halves Risk of Second Suicide Attempt

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/08/02/hscout527188.html

"A psychiatric technique of straight talk about tough problems reduces the chance that people who have survived one suicide attempt will try again, a new study finds.

The method is called cognitive therapy, and the risk of a second suicide try was cut almost in half for the 60 persons who received it, compared to those getting conventional treatment, according to a report by psychiatrists at the University of Pennsylvania.

The report appears in the Aug. 3 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which is a themed issue on human rights and violence.

"Cognitive therapy, developed in the 1970s, targets the thoughts and beliefs that patients have related to a particular disorder or problem area, aiming to change those thoughts or beliefs," said Gregory K. Brown, a research associate professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry and a member of the research team.

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Scream it loud! I mean loud! Mental health insurance parity saves lives!

[melnjones]

1. I'm screaming with ya, my friend.

nt

[HuckleB]

2. Gracias!!!

[WearyOne]

3. cognitive therapy is extremely good for depression sufferers

..having been there it saved my life.

[redacted]

4. Why was this story moved out of Late Breaking News?

Everybody at DU loses if important stories like this continue to get buried. Which of the LBN criteria does this story not meet?

[HuckleB]

6. Apparently mental health stories are not liked by someone at LBN.

It doesn't make sense, but it happens all too frequently.

I've asked through every channel I know for an explanation, but none has been forthcoming.

[enough]

5. kick