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Psychosocial treatments of suicidal behaviors: A practice‐friendly review

Comtois, Katherine Anne, Linehan, Marsha M.·2006·Journal of Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1002/jclp.20220
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Worldwide, almost a million people die by suicide each year. Intentional, nonfatal, self‐inflicted injury, including both suicide attempts and acts without suicide intent, also has very high prevalence. This article provides a practice‐friendly review of controlled studies of psychosocial treatments aiming to prevent suicide, attempted suicide, and nonsuicidal self‐inflicted injuries. Despite relatively small sample sizes for a low‐base‐rate outcome such as self‐inflicted injury, several psychotherapies have been found effective, including cognitive therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, problem‐solving therapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy, as well as outreach interventions, such as sending caring letters. The clinical implications of the review are discussed with the goal of translating the science to service—particularly the importance of outreach and treatment of non‐compliance, the assessment and management of suicide risk, and competency in effective psychotherapies. These are critical steps for clinical psychology and psychotherapists to take in their role in suicide prevention. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 161–170, 2006.

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  • The participants in this study strongly endorsed maladaptive beliefs associated with personality disorders, especially borderline and avoidant beliefs, to a greater extent than even patients with borderline personality disorder.

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Authors
Comtois, K. A., & Linehan, M. M.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Linehan, Marsha M.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-12-09
Volume
62
Issue
2
Pages
161-170
ISSN
  • 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4679
DOI
10.1002/jclp.20220
OpenAlex
W1990615104
Cited by
139
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 11
FWCI
0.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
suicide prevention, psychosocial interventions, suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, cognitive therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, problem-solving therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, suicide risk assessment, treatment non-adherence
MeSH terms
Suicide Prevention, Humans, Psychology, Psychology, Clinical, Psychotherapy, United States, Self-Injurious Behavior

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