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Psychological mechanisms in suicidal behaviour

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN55225822
Enrollment
12
Registered
2005-07-22
Start date
2005-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Suicidality Mental and Behavioural Disorders Suicide

Interventions

Treatment: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): manualised, eight week treatment combining stress reduction techniques and cognitive therapy and Treatment As Usual (TAU) Control: Waiting List

Sponsors

University of Oxford (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 to 64 2. History of major depression with suicidal ideation and/or suicidal behaviour 3. Not currently depressed or suicidal (at least eight weeks symptom free)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Visually impaired 2. Not fluent in English 3. Habitual self-damaging acts 4. Bipolar disorder 5. Schizophrenia 6. Active substance abuse 7. Eating disorder 8. Primary Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Depression 2. Frequency of thought suppression 3. Change in problem solving and future thinking following experimental induction of mood 4. Self-rated mindfulness 5. Discrepancy between actual and ideal self-guides 6. Specificity of autobiographical memory

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcome measures

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026