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Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2015

Online suicide risk screening and intervention with college students: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Cheryl A King, Daniel Eisenberg, Kai Zheng, Ewa Czyz, Anne Kramer, Adam Horwitz, Stephen Chermack

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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66citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 144 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cheryl A KingDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
Daniel EisenbergDepartment of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan.
Kai ZhengDepartment of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan.
Ewa CzyzDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Michigan.
Anne KramerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
Adam HorwitzDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
Stephen ChermackDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

MidCareer Investigator Award: Health Behavior Interventions for Suicidal YouthK24MH077705 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KING, CHERYL A. · 2007 to 2011
$788k
College Students with Elevated Suicide Risk: Enhancing Treatment LinkageR34MH083032 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KING, CHERYL A. · 2009 to 2011
$698k
NIMH NIH HHS 1 R34 MH083032NIMH NIH HHS K24 MH077705NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH083032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis pilot randomized controlled trial examined the effect of an online intervention for college students at risk for suicide, Electronic Bridge to Mental Health Services (eBridge), which included personalized feedback and optional online counseling delivered in accordance with motivational interviewing principles. Primary outcomes were readiness to seek information or talk with family and friends about mental health treatment, readiness to seek mental health treatment, and actual treatment linkage.

methodParticipants were 76 college students (45 women, 31 men; mean age = 22.9 years, SD = 5.0 years) at a large public university who screened positive for suicide risk, defined by at least 2 of the following: suicidal thoughts, history of suicide attempt, depression, and alcohol abuse. Racial/ethnic self-identifications were primarily Caucasian (n = 54) and Asian (n = 21). Students were randomized to eBridge or the control condition (personalized feedback only, offered in plain report format). Outcomes were measured at 2-month follow-up.

resultsDespite relatively modest engagement in online counseling (29% of students posted ≥1 message), students assigned to eBridge reported significantly higher readiness for help-seeking scores, especially readiness to talk to family, talk to friends, and see a mental health professional. Students assigned to eBridge also reported lower stigma levels and were more likely to link to mental health treatment.

conclusionsFindings suggest that offering students personalized feedback and the option of online counseling, using motivational interviewing principles, has a positive impact on students' readiness to consider and engage in mental health treatment. Further research is warranted to determine the robustness of this effect, the mechanism by which improved readiness and treatment linkage occurs, and the longer term impact on student mental health outcomes.

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Mental HealthMental Health ServicesSuicidal IdeationUniversitiesAdolescentAdultAlcoholismCounselingDepressionFemaleHumansInternetMalePilot ProjectsRisk AssessmentStudents

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PMID25688811
PMCPMC4446155
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