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Front Psychiatry ; 14: 1158340, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37476542

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Introduction: Suicidal intrusions are uncontrollable, intrusive mental images (e. g., visualizing a future suicidal act). They may also be called suicidal "flash-forwards." Despite the importance of integrating the assessment of suicidal intrusions into a clinical routine assessment, quick self-report screening instruments are lacking. This study describes the development of a new instrument-Suicidal Intrusions Attributes Scale (SINAS)-to assess the severity and characteristics of suicidal intrusions and examines its psychometric properties. Method: The sample included currently suicidal outpatients with elevated levels of depression recruited across mental health institutions in the Netherlands (N = 168). Instruments administered were 10-item SINAS, the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), the Prospective Imagery Task (PIT), four-item Suicidal Cognitions Interview (SCI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). Results: An exploratory factor analysis identified a one-factor structure. The resulting SINAS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.91) and convergent validity, as expected. Discussion: Overall, this study demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity of the measure in a depressed clinical population with suicidal ideation. The SINAS may be a useful screening tool for suicidal intrusions in both research and clinical settings.

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Crisis ; 43(5): 368-374, 2022 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34003022

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Background: Increasing rail transportation requires appropriate railway suicide preventive measures. Aims: The investigation of trends in railway suicide during 2008-2018, a period in which preventive measures were taken by Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail. Methods: Generalized linear regression models for railway suicide were developed for the period 1970-2007 with general suicide rate, railway traffic intensity, and a combination of these variables as regressors. Subsequently, the best-fitting model was used to investigate trends in railway suicide after 2007 by comparing in retrospect observed values with the expected outcomes of the regression model. Results: An adequate regression model for railway suicide was obtained using both general suicide rate and railway traffic intensity as regressors. Based on this model, while national suicide mortality and railway traffic increased, a distinct relative decline in railway suicides was found from 2012 onward. Conclusions: This decline of railway suicides in the Netherlands may indicate that preventive measures taken by ProRail were effective and prevented around 85 railway suicides annually, a reduction of 30%.


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Ferrovias , Prevenção do Suicídio , Humanos , Países Baixos/epidemiologia , Modelos Lineares , Etnicidade
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J Clin Psychiatry ; 82(5)2021 08 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34464522

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Objective: The majority of individuals with suicidal ideation do not receive help, and every year close to 800,000 people die by suicide. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a guided internet-based self-help program compared to a waiting list control group in reducing suicidal ideation.Methods: In a randomized controlled trial, 402 individuals with suicidal ideation were assigned to a guided internet-based self-help program or a waiting list control group from September 13, 2016, to September 2, 2018. The primary outcome was suicidal ideation measured with the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation at postintervention (6 weeks after baseline).Results: Participants assigned to the internet-based self-help program experienced at postintervention a significant reduction on the primary outcome of suicidal ideation (mean difference: 2.91; 95% CI, 1.28 to 4.54; P = .0005, Cohen's d = 0.25) compared to the waiting list control group and on the secondary outcomes of hopelessness (mean difference: 1.98; 95% CI, 0.97 to 3.99) and worrying (mean difference: 5.19; 95% CI, 2.36 to 8.10). Six months later (follow-up), the difference between the groups remained significant for suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and worrying. A total of 28 (16.8%) of the participants in the intervention group reported negative effects from the internet-based self-help program.Conclusions: Internet-based self-help therapy was associated with a reduction in suicidal ideation at postintervention and 6-month follow-up. Some participants found it challenging to work with the therapeutic exercises, and we recommend that internet-based self-help therapy be implemented in mental health clinics or crisis lines, where support or online counseling is available.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02872610.


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Autocuidado/métodos , Ideação Suicida , Adulto , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Internet , Masculino , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Autocuidado/psicologia , Prevenção do Suicídio
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Pilot Feasibility Stud ; 7(1): 30, 2021 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33494831

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BACKGROUND: The evidence for the effectiveness of e-mental health interventions among ethnic minorities is still preliminary. This mixed methods study investigates the feasibility of a culturally adapted, guided online intervention with the intention to understand how it works and for whom to inform refinement. It also examines its likely effectiveness in reducing suicidal ideation when compared with the treatment as usual. METHODS: Turkish migrants with mild to moderate suicidal thoughts were recruited from the general population using social media and newspaper advertisements. The intervention group obtained direct access to a 6-week guided online intervention while participants in the waiting list condition had to wait for 6 weeks. The intervention is based on an existing online intervention and was culturally adapted. Participants in both conditions completed baseline, post-test, and follow-up questionnaires on suicidal ideation (primary outcome), depression, worrying, hopelessness, suicide attempt and self-harm, acculturation, quality of life, and usability. In addition, participants were interviewed to examine the feasibility and mechanisms of action in more depth. The responses were analysed by inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS: Eighty-five people signed up via the study website, and we included 18 (10 intervention, 8 waitlist control). While the therapeutic benefits were emphasised (e.g. feeling connected with the intervention), the feasibility was judged to be low. The main reasons given were not having severe suicidal thoughts and not being represented by the culturally adapted intervention. No suicide attempts were recorded during the study. The suicidal ideation, depression, and hopelessness scores were improved in both groups. CONCLUSION: Although intended to be a definitive trial, the current study became a feasibility study with process evaluation to understand the components and how they operate. The online intervention was not superior to the control condition. Future studies need to attend the implementation issues raised including measures of stigma, acculturation, and careful cultural adaptations alongside more attention to coaching and relational support. They should also consider how to improve engagement alongside selection of those who are motivated to use online interventions and offer alternatives for those who are not. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register, NTR5028 . Registered on 1 March 2015.

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BMC Public Health ; 20(1): 879, 2020 Jun 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32513215

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BACKGROUND: There is a strong stigma attached to mental disorders preventing those affected from getting psychological help. The consequences of stigma are worse for racial and/or ethnic minorities compared to racial and/or ethnic majorities since the former often experience other social adversities such as poverty and discrimination within policies and institutions. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis summarizing the evidence on the impact of differences in mental illness stigma between racial minorities and majorities. METHODS: This systematic review and meta-analysis included cross-sectional studies comparing mental illness stigma between racial minorities and majorities. Systematic searches were conducted in the bibliographic databases of PubMed, PsycINFO and EMBASE until 20th December 2018. Outcomes were extracted from published reports, and meta-analyses, and meta-regression analyses were conducted in CMA software. RESULTS: After screening 2787 abstracts, 29 studies with 193,418 participants (N = 35,836 in racial minorities) were eligible for analyses. Racial minorities showed more stigma than racial majorities (g = 0.20 (95% CI: 0.12 ~ 0.27) for common mental disorders. Sensitivity analyses showed robustness of these results. Multivariate meta-regression analyses pointed to the possible moderating role of the number of studies with high risk of bias on the effect size. Racial minorities have more stigma for common mental disorders when compared with majorities. Limitations included moderate to high risk of bias, high heterogeneity, few studies in most comparisons, and the use of non-standardized outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS: Mental illness stigma is higher among ethnic minorities than majorities. An important clinical implication of these findings would be to tailor anti-stigma strategies related with mental illnesses according to specific racial and/or ethnic backgrounds with the intention to improve mental health outreach.


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Etnicidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Saúde Mental/estatística & dados numéricos , Grupos Minoritários/estatística & dados numéricos , Estigma Social , Estudos Transversais , Etnicidade/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Grupos Minoritários/psicologia
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Crisis ; 41(3): 205-213, 2020 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31657643

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Background: Online forums that enable peer-to-peer interaction are widespread and readily available. Aim: This study aimed to identify the reach, benefits, and potential harmful effects for visitors to an online forum embedded in a suicide prevention platform in The Netherlands. Method: The study collected web-based questionnaires from online forum users and moderated posts. Descriptive quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed. Results: The online forum had 330 members in 2017, of whom 130 were active users (posting at least one message). Respondents (n = 106) experienced from a high severity of suicidal ideation (78%). A minority (12%) visited the forum to find suicide methods and 3% to find a suicide partner. Among respondents who had visited the forum more than once (n = 49), 53% reported no changes in feelings directly after forum use, 35% felt better and 12% felt worse. Peer support and anonymity were the most mentioned benefits, whereas no personal contacts and few reactions to postings were perceived as limitations. Suicide threats and the search for methods were the main reasons for moderating posts. Limitations: Usage habits and user experiences were available from a relatively small group that visited the forum more than once. Conclusion: In its current form, the forum has a low reach with few benefits and a potential for harm for its users. With a questionable benefit-to-risk ratio, the added value of the online forum appears to be small.


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Internet , Apoio Social , Ideação Suicida , Prevenção do Suicídio , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Países Baixos , Adulto Jovem
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Behav Res Ther ; 119: 103406, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31176889

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Suicide is a major public health issue, and treatment of suicidal thoughts may contribute to its prevention. Provision of online treatment of suicidal ideation may reduce barriers that suicidal individuals experience in face-to-face treatment. We therefore aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a web-based intervention targeting a reduction of suicidal ideation. We carried out a two-arm, parallel-design, randomised controlled trial in the general population in Flanders (Belgium) (registered as NCT03209544). Participants who were 18 years or older and experienced suicidal ideation were included. The intervention group (n = 365) received access to the unguided web-based intervention, and the control group (n = 359) was placed on a waitlist. Assessments were carried out at baseline and at 6 and 12 weeks. Participants reported high levels of suicidal ideation, depression, hopelessness, worrying, and anxiety at baseline. Compared to the control group, participants in the intervention group experienced a significant decline in suicidal ideation, depression, hopelessness, worrying, and anxiety both at post-test and at follow-up. An important limitation of the study was a high dropout rate, in particular in the intervention group. Our findings suggest that the online self-help intervention was more effective in reducing suicidal ideation and suicide-related symptoms than a waitlist control in a severely affected population. It can help in filling the gap between crisis help and face-to-face treatment.


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Intervenção Baseada em Internet , Ideação Suicida , Adolescente , Adulto , Ansiedade/complicações , Ansiedade/terapia , Depressão/complicações , Depressão/terapia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Cooperação e Adesão ao Tratamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto Jovem
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Psychiatry Res ; 275: 71-77, 2019 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30878859

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More suicidal ideation and higher rates of attempted suicide are found in Turkish people when compared with the general population in Europe. Acculturation processes and related distress may explain an elevated risk of suicide. The current study investigates the association between acculturation and suicidal ideation among Turkish migrants in the Netherlands. The mediating effect of hopelessness and moderating effect of secure attachment are also examined. A total of 185 Turkish migrants living in the Netherlands were recruited through social media and through liaison with community groups. They completed an online survey including validated measures of suicidal ideation, hopelessness, acculturation and attachment style. Mediation and moderation analyses were tested using bootstrapping. Higher participation was associated with less hopelessness and less suicidal ideation. Greater maintenance of one's ethnic culture was associated with higher hopelessness and higher suicidal ideation. Greater participation was associated with less suicidal ideation particularly amongst those with less secure attachment styles. Turkish migrants who participate in the host culture may have a lower risk of developing suicidal thinking. Participation may protect against suicidal thinking, particularly among those with less secure attachment styles.


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Aculturação , Ideação Suicida , Tentativa de Suicídio/psicologia , Migrantes/psicologia , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Negociação/psicologia , Países Baixos/etnologia , Autoimagem , Tentativa de Suicídio/etnologia , Tentativa de Suicídio/prevenção & controle , Inquéritos e Questionários , Turquia/etnologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Affect Disord ; 245: 180-187, 2019 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30396056

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BACKGROUND: Suicidality could be associated with specific combinations of biological, social and psychological factors. Therefore, depressive episodes with suicidal ideation could be different from depressive episodes without suicidal ideation in terms of latent variable structures. METHODS: In this study we compared latent variable structures between suicidal and non-suicidal depressed patients using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), following a measurement invariance test procedure. Patients (N = 919) suffering from major depressive disorder were selected from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA) and split into a group that showed no symptoms of suicidal ideation (non-SI; N = 691) and a suicidal ideation (SI) group that had one or more symptoms of suicidal ideation (N = 228). Depression and anxiety symptoms were measured using the short form of the Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (MASQ-D30). RESULTS: CFA implied a difference in latent variable structures between the non-SI sample (CFI 0.957; RMSEA 0.041) and the SI sample (CFI 0.900; RMSEA 0.056). Subsequent multiple-group CFA showed violations of measurement invariance. The General distress and Anhedonic depression subscales were best indicated by hopelessness and lack of optimism in the SI sample and by dissatisfaction and not feeling lively in the non-SI sample. Overall, the SI sample had higher scores and lower inter-item correlations on the Anhedonic depression items. LIMITATIONS: We have included very mild cases of suicidal ideation in our SI sample. CONCLUSIONS: On a latent variable level, depression with suicidal ideation differs from depression without suicidal ideation. Results encourage further research into the symptom structure of depression among suicidal patients.


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Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Ideação Suicida , Adulto , Ansiedade/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Análise de Classes Latentes , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Países Baixos , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Can J Public Health ; 109(5-6): 726-728, 2018 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29981089

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According to the Canadian law legalizing physicians to provide medical assistance in dying (MAID) under certain circumstances, the patients alone determine if their suffering cannot be relieved under conditions "that they consider acceptable." This contrasts with the laws on MAID in the Netherlands, which require that physicians only grant access to MAID if they concur with the patient that there are no other potential means of alleviating the suffering. In the Netherlands, when a doctor believes that other means to reduce the suffering exist, they must be tried before having access to MAID. This criterion is often applied and is considered an essential precaution to ensure that lives are not ended prematurely when other viable interventions exist. The Canadian emphasis on the patient's right to decide whether to try potential alternatives a physician may suggest, such as palliative care, instead of dying by MAID, gives patients the liberty to make informed decisions, even when they may not seem to be in their best interest. This contrasts with the belief in the Netherlands that the state has an obligation to protect citizens from making decisions that are not in their best interest, such as choosing to die when the "intolerable suffering" can be diminished sufficiently for the person to abandon the desire to end the suffering by dying. The Canadian parliament, when they consider expanding access to MAID, should incorporate the Dutch due care safeguards to ensure that death is not the solution when other ways of reducing suffering exist.


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Papel do Médico , Suicídio Assistido/legislação & jurisprudência , Canadá , Humanos , Países Baixos , Cuidados Paliativos
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Suicide Life Threat Behav ; 48(6): 745-754, 2018 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29073324

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Suicide prevention is a major health care responsibility in need of new perspectives. This study reviews Zero Suicide, an emerging approach to suicide prevention that embraces the aspirational goal of zero suicides among patients treated in health care systems or organizations. Zero Suicide is gaining international momentum while at the same time evoking objections and concerns. Fundamental to Zero Suicide is a multilevel system view on suicide prevention, with three core elements: a direct approach to suicidal behaviors; continual improvement of the quality and safety of care processes; and an organizational commitment to the aspirational goal of zero suicides. The rationale and evidence for these components are clarified and discussed against the backdrop of concerns and objections that focus on possible undesired consequences of the pursuit of zero suicide, in particular for clinicians and for those who are bereaved by suicide. It is concluded that it is rational to pursue zero suicides as an aspirational goal, provided the journey toward zero suicides is undertaken in a systemic and sustained manner, in a way that professionals feel supported, empowered, and protected against blame and inappropriate guilt.


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Atenção à Saúde , Prevenção do Suicídio , Atenção à Saúde/métodos , Atenção à Saúde/normas , Humanos , Masculino , Avaliação das Necessidades , Países Baixos , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , Melhoria de Qualidade
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28665329

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Suicide and suicidal behavior are major public health concerns, and affect 3-9% of the population worldwide. Despite increased efforts for national suicide prevention strategies, there are still few effective interventions available for reducing suicide risk. In this article, we describe various theoretical approaches for suicide ideation and behavior, and propose to examine the possible effectiveness of a new and innovative preventive strategy. A model of suicidal intrusion (mental imagery related to suicide, also referred to as suicidal flash-forwards) is presented describing one of the assumed mechanisms in the etiology of suicide and the mechanism of therapeutic change. We provide a brief rationale for an Eye Movement Dual Task (EMDT) treatment for suicidal intrusions, describing techniques that can be used to target these suicidal mental images and thoughts to reduce overall behavior. Based on the available empirical evidence for the mechanisms of suicidal intrusions, this approach appears to be a promising new treatment to prevent suicidal behavior as it potentially targets one of the linking pins between suicidal ideation and suicidal actions.


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Movimentos Oculares , Ideação Suicida , Prevenção do Suicídio , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino
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Suicide Life Threat Behav ; 47(3): 282-296, 2017 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27539122

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Recognizing the importance of digital communication, major suicide prevention helplines have started offering crisis intervention by chat. To date there is little evidence supporting the effectiveness of crisis chat services. To evaluate the reach and outcomes of the 113Online volunteer-operated crisis chat service, 526 crisis chat logs were studied, replicating the use of measures that were developed to study telephone crisis calls. Reaching a relatively young population of predominantly females with severe suicidality and (mental) health problems, chat outcomes for this group were found to be comparable to those found for crisis calls to U.S. Lifeline Centers in 2003-2004, with similar but not identical associations with specific helpers' styles and attitudes. Our findings support a positive effect of the 113Online chat service, to be enhanced by practice standards addressing an apparent lack of focus on the central issue of suicidality during chats, as well as by the development of best practices specific for online crisis intervention.


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Intervenção em Crise , Comportamento de Ajuda , Linhas Diretas , Internet , Prevenção do Suicídio , Adolescente , Adulto , Comunicação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Voluntários , Adulto Jovem
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Ann Gen Psychiatry ; 15: 19, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27508001

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BACKGROUND: It is well known that suicidal rates vary considerably among European countries and the reasons for this are unknown, although several theories have been proposed. The effect of economic variables has been extensively studied but not that of climate. METHODS: Data from 29 European countries covering the years 2000-2012 and concerning male and female standardized suicidal rates (according to WHO), economic variables (according World Bank) and climate variables were gathered. The statistical analysis included cluster and principal component analysis and categorical regression. RESULTS: The derived models explained 62.4 % of the variability of male suicidal rates. Economic variables alone explained 26.9 % and climate variables 37.6 %. For females, the respective figures were 41.7, 11.5 and 28.1 %. Male suicides correlated with high unemployment rate in the frame of high growth rate and high inflation and low GDP per capita, while female suicides correlated negatively with inflation. Both male and female suicides correlated with low temperature. DISCUSSION: The current study reports that the climatic effect (cold climate) is stronger than the economic one, but both are present. It seems that in Europe suicidality follows the climate/temperature cline which interestingly is not from south to north but from south to north-east. This raises concerns that climate change could lead to an increase in suicide rates. The current study is essentially the first successful attempt to explain the differences across countries in Europe; however, it is an observational analysis based on aggregate data and thus there is a lack of control for confounders.

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BMJ Open ; 6(5): e010868, 2016 05 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27165647

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OBJECTIVES: To analyse trends in suicidal behaviour as reported by the Dutch sentinel general practices from 1983 to 2013. Second, to examine the relationship between suicidal behaviour and several patient characteristics. Finally, to compare the relationship between suicidal behaviour and patient characteristics before (1983-2007) and after (2008-2013) the start of the crisis. SETTING: 40 general practices in the Netherlands during the period 1983-2013. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with an ICPC code of P77 (suicide attempt). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES: Primary outcomes were age-adjusted and gender-specific trends in reported suicides (342) and suicide attempts (1614). Secondary outcomes were the relationship between suicidal behaviour and age, household composition, history of depression, recognition of suicide ideation, treatment before the suicidal behaviour and contact within the past month before suicidal behaviour for the period 1983-2013. Additionally, separate frequencies for the periods 1983-2007 and 2008-2013 were presented. RESULTS: Join-point analyses revealed a significant rise in male suicides from 2008 (b=0.32, SE=0.1, p=0.008), and an increase in male suicide attempts since 2009 (b=0.19, SE=0.04, p<0.001). Female suicidal behaviour showed a steady decrease from 1989 to 2013(b=-0.03, SE=0.007, p<0.0001 for female suicide, b=-0.02, SE=0.002, p<0.001 for female attempts). Before 2007, a history of depression was reported in 65% (168/257) of the suicides. After the start of the recession, a depression was recognised in 44% (22/50) of the patients who died by suicide. CONCLUSIONS: Since 2008, there was a rise in the male suicide rate while female suicide behaviour has continued to decline. General practitioners less often reported a history of depression within patients who died due to suicide after 2007 than before. Training in the early recognition of suicide ideation in depressive patients might improve suicide prevention in primary care.


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Medicina Geral/estatística & dados numéricos , Tentativa de Suicídio/tendências , Suicídio/tendências , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Transtorno Depressivo/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Países Baixos/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Distribuição por Sexo , Ideação Suicida , Suicídio/estatística & dados numéricos , Tentativa de Suicídio/psicologia , Tentativa de Suicídio/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto Jovem
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Br J Psychiatry ; 208(5): 477-83, 2016 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26678866

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BACKGROUND: Randomised studies examining the effect on patients of training professionals in adherence to suicide guidelines are scarce. AIMS: To assess whether patients benefited from the training of professionals in adherence to suicide guidelines. METHOD: In total 45 psychiatric departments were randomised (Dutch trial register: NTR3092). In the intervention condition, all staff in the departments were trained with an e-learning supported train-the-trainer programme. After the intervention, patients were assessed at admission and at 3-month follow-up. Primary outcome was change in suicide ideation, assessed with the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. RESULTS: For the total group of 566 patients with a positive score on the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation at baseline, intention-to-treat analysis showed no effects of the intervention on patient outcomes at 3-month follow-up. Patients who were suicidal with a DSM-IV diagnosis of depression (n = 154) showed a significant decrease in suicide ideation when treated in the intervention group. Patients in the intervention group more often reported that suicidality was discussed during treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, no effect of our intervention on patients was found. However, we did find a beneficial effect of the training of professionals on patients with depression.


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Depressão/terapia , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/educação , Avaliação de Processos e Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Unidade Hospitalar de Psiquiatria , Ideação Suicida , Adulto , Feminino , Seguimentos , Fidelidade a Diretrizes , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Satisfação do Paciente
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Suicide Life Threat Behav ; 46(1): 67-78, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26207530

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In this ecological study, we investigated whether help-seeking related to stigma, intentions, and attitudes toward suicide are associated with the suicide rates of 20 regions within the Netherlands and Belgium. Significant associations were found between regional suicide rates and the intention to seek informal help (ß = -1.47, p = .001), self-stigma (ß = 1.33, p = .038), and shame (ß = .71, p = .030). The association between self-stigma and suicide rate was mediated by intentions to seek informal help. These results suggest that to promote suicide prevention at the level of the regional population, stigma, shame, and intentions to seek help should be targeted in the public domain.


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Atitude , Intenção , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/psicologia , Estereotipagem , Suicídio/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Bélgica , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Mentais/terapia , Países Baixos , Autoimagem , Vergonha , Inquéritos e Questionários , Prevenção do Suicídio
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J Affect Disord ; 186: 203-10, 2015 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26247913

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BACKGROUND: There is a lack of information on the cost-effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions. The current study examines the cost-effectiveness of a multifaceted structured intervention aiming to improve adherence to the national suicide practice guideline in comparison with usual implementation. METHODS: In the intervention condition, professionals of psychiatric departments were trained using an e-learning supported Train-the-Trainer program. Newly admitted suicidal patients were assessed as soon as their department was trained and at 3 months follow-up. The primary outcome was improvement in suicide ideation. Missing cost and effect data were imputed using multiple imputation. Cost-effectiveness planes were plotted, and cost-effectiveness acceptability curves were estimated. RESULTS: For the total group of suicidal patients (n=566), no effect of the intervention on suicide ideation or costs was found. For a subgroup of depressed suicidal patients (n=154, intervention=75, control=79), mean level of suicide ideation decreased with 2.7 extra points in the intervention condition, but this was not statistically significant. For this subgroup, the intervention may be considered cost-effective in comparison with usual implementation if society is willing to pay≥€ 6100 per unit of effect on the suicide ideation scale extra. LIMITATIONS: Considering the cost outcomes, we had almost no cases that were complete, and heavily relied on statistical techniques to impute the missing data. Also, diagnoses were not derived from structured clinical interviews. CONCLUSIONS: We presented the first randomized trial (trial registration: The Netherlands Trial Register (NTR3092 www.trialregister.nl)) on cost-effectiveness of a suicide practice guideline implementation in mental health care. The intervention might be considered cost-effective for depressed suicidal patients if society is willing to make substantial investments.


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Análise Custo-Benefício , Fidelidade a Diretrizes , Pessoal de Saúde/educação , Prevenção do Suicídio , Adulto , Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença , Feminino , Custos de Cuidados de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Serviços de Saúde Mental/normas , Países Baixos , Ideação Suicida
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Trials ; 16: 62, 2015 Feb 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25886941

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BACKGROUND: Suicidal thoughts are common in the general population, causing significant disability. However, a substantial number of people struggling with suicidality do not access appropriate services. Online self-help may help overcome barriers to help-seeking. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an online self-help program targeted at reducing suicidal thoughts compared with an attention-matched control condition in the Australian adult population. This trial is based on a Dutch self-help program, which was found to be effective in reducing suicidal thoughts. METHODS/DESIGN: A total of 570 community-dwelling adults (18 to 65 years old) with suicidal thoughts will be recruited via various media and randomly assigned to the 6-week online program aimed at reducing suicidal thoughts or a 6-week attention-matched control program. Primary outcome measure is the severity of suicidal thoughts. Secondary outcome measures include suicide plans, capacity to cope with suicidal thoughts, reasons for living, symptoms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety/worry, rumination, panic, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, acquired capability, alcohol consumption, insomnia, and various cost-effectiveness measures. DISCUSSION: Although the original Dutch trial found web-based self-help to be effective in reducing suicidal thoughts, randomized controlled trials (RCT) of online programs for suicidal thoughts are rare. The present study extends previous research by running the first English language RCT of this sort. As a result of the original study, the current RCT includes refinements to the design, including greater levels of participant anonymity and longer follow-up periods. Limitations of this trial include the potential for high drop-out and the inability to ascertain whether any suicides occur during the study. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) Registration number: ACTRN12613000410752 (15 April 2013). Universal Trial Number (UTN): U1111-1141-6595 (15 April 2013).


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Protocolos Clínicos , Internet , Grupos de Autoajuda , Prevenção do Suicídio , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Austrália , Análise Custo-Benefício , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Tamanho da Amostra , Ideação Suicida
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