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Trial reportSuicide & life-threatening behavior2023

Effectiveness of man therapy to reduce suicidal ideation and depression among working-age men: A randomized controlled trial.

Jodi J Frey, Philip J Osteen, Tanya L Sharpe, Amanda O Mosby, Thomas Joiner, Brian Ahmedani, Derek Iwamoto, Boyoung Nam, Sally Spencer-Thomas, Jungyai Ko and 4 more

Erratum issuedAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Men's Behavior and Communication in the Days Prior to a Suicide-A Psychological Autopsy Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Jodi J FreySchool of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7381-2673
Philip J OsteenCollege of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Tanya L SharpeFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Amanda O MosbySchool of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Thomas JoinerDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Utah, USA.
Brian AhmedaniCenter for Health Policy and Health Services, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Derek IwamotoDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Boyoung NamGraduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6799-5434
Sally Spencer-ThomasUnited Suicide Survivors International, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Jungyai KoDepartment of Social Welfare, Hallym University, Seoul, South Korea.
Orrin D WareSchool of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Rachel ImbodenSchool of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Michelle M CornetteCenter for Deployment Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jon GilgoffSchool of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7444-4155

Funding

Online Screening and Early Intervention to Prevent Suicide among Middle-Aged MenU01CE002661 · CE · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI FREY, JODI JACOBSON · 2015 to 2018
$1.3M
NCIPC CDC HHS U01 CE002661
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis randomized controlled trial of the online intervention, man therapy (MT), evaluated efficacy to reduce suicidal ideation (SI) and depression among working-aged men.

methodFive-hundred and fifty-four men enrolled and 421 completed all surveys. Control Condition men explored the Healthy Men Michigan (HMM) website and Intervention Condition men explored HMM and MT. Hypotheses included men who used MT would report decreased SI and depression over time compared to Control Condition men.

resultsLatent growth curve modeling revealed improvements in SI (slope = -0.23, p < 0.001, 95% CI: -0.29, -0.16) and depression (slope = -0.21, p < 0.001, 95% CI: -0.23, -0.18) over time for men in both groups; however, there was no difference in slope based on group assignment. Depression, lifetime suicide attempts, and interpersonal needs were associated with SI. Interpersonal needs and poor mental health were associated with depression. No group differences in change in risk and protective factors over time were observed. MT sub-group analyses revealed significant improvements in risk and protective factors.

conclusionWhile a direct effect of MT versus HMM on SI or depression was not observed, men in both groups improved. Results suggest online screening might play a role in reducing SI and depression among men and there are potential benefits to MT related to mental health, social support, and treatment motivation.

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Suicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedAgedHumansMaleMental HealthRisk FactorsSocial Supportdepressionman therapymasculinitymenmental healthsuicide

Identifiers

PMID36373571
PMCPMC10100179

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