None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of the study is to determine if providing a group of individuals who present to the emergency department with suicidal behaviour with a handbook containing a set of positive psychology activities to perform over 8 weeks is feasible and well-accepted.
Interventions
INTERVENTION
The positive psychology intervention will involve the serial completion of activities (known as positive activities) over a period of eight weeks; one activity per week. The positive activities to be performed are: Week 1 - "What Went Well"?; Week 2: Gratitude Letter; Week 3 - Acts of Kindness; Week 4 - Best Possible Future Self; Week 5 - Nurturing Social Relationships; Week 6 - Get Active; Week 7- Committing to Your Goals; and Week 8 - Increasing 'Flow' Experiences. The activities
INTERVENTION The positive psychology intervention will involve the serial completion of activities (known as positive activities) over a period of eight weeks; one activity per week. The positive activities to be performed are: Week 1 - "What Went Well"?; Week 2: Gratitude Letter; Week 3 - Acts of Kindness; Week 4 - Best Possible Future Self; Week 5 - Nurturing Social Relationships; Week 6 - Get Active; Week 7- Committing to Your Goals; and Week 8 - Increasing 'Flow' Experiences. The activities take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and only needed to be completed once during the week. Adherence will be monitored through bi-weekly phone calls to the participant to check activity completion. Participants will also be required to keep a diary recording activity completion. This will be collected by the study investigators at the end of the intervention phase. Activities will be administered using a handbook (hard copy or electronic PDF).
Sponsors
University of Canterbury
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Individuals who present to the CHCH ED: 1) 16 years or older; 2) With a presenting complaint which includes suicidal ideation or plan for suicide, or who have made a suicide attempt; 3) Have the physical and cognitive capacity to meet the requirements of the study.
Exclusion criteria
1) Inability to read or understand English; 2) Current psychotic disorder; 3) Current homicide risk; 4) Life-threatening medical condition requiring hospitalisation; 5) Admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit; 6) Lack capacity to give informed consent; 7) Leave the ED against medical advice or without being seen; 8) Currently in prison; 9) Will be living outside of Christchurch for the follow-up period; 10) Unable to follow-up.
Outcome results
None listed