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ENGAGE - Meeting Mental Health Needs of Complex Comorbid Patients

NCT00980824 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-06-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Scotland has higher rates of suicide than other parts of the UK, an average rate of 15.1 per 100,000 in Scotland compared to 11.4 for England and Wales. The Scottish Government is committed to reducing suicide by 2013. Choose Life has led to staff in services such as Accident and Emergency (A\&E) receiving recent training in suicide prevention through ASIST and STORM.

Evidence for interventions specific to A\&E setting is limited despite the fact that this is the most likely point of first contact with health services for people at risk of this behaviour. Brief interventions that reduce repetition of self harm have not been particularly effective partly because of poor attendance and lack of focus on comorbidity. We propose to pilot an evaluation of a brief focused intervention, ENGAGE (based on MAnualised Cognitive Therapy,MACT, developed by the investigator (Kate Davidson) and Prof Ulrike Schmidt of the Institute of Psychiatry, London) for those who present at A\&E with a suicide attempt and who have a complex presentation - a combination of substance abuse and or personality disorder, all of which are recognized as high risk factors for suicide. ENGAGE will specifically encourage patients to seek appropriate services to meet their mental health needs. This pilot will allow us to assess the feasibility of a full scale study.

Conditions

  • Comorbidity
  • Substance Abuse
  • Personality Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Six sessions brief CBT.

OTHER

Standard treatment

Referral to NHS services appropriate to patient's needs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Glasgow

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kate M Davidson, PhD · University of Glasgow/NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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