Suicidal and Self-injurious Behaviour
Conditions
Keywords
Depression, Hopelessness, Suicidal ideation
Brief summary
The study hypothesis is that follow up from general practitioner after hospitalization for self poisoning will decrease suicidal behaviour.
Detailed description
Patients hospitalized after an episode of self poisoning will be randomly assigned into intervention an control groups. The intervention is close follow up by general practitioner six months. Both groups will receive treatment as usual.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFollow up
Follow up, consultations with general practitioner, written guidelines, supervision.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Akershus
Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital
Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Oslo University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Self Poisoning (according to the WHO definition) * Ability to fill out questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* Hospitalization into psychiatric ward * Unknown address or ID * Not registered with General Practitioner * If institutionalized or in jail.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suicidal behaviour | 3 and 6 months | Beck Cepression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness scale, Beck Suicide Ideation Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | 3 and 6 months | Contacts with GP, and health care services, satisfaction with treatment GP (EUROPEP) |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed