Psychological therapy for the prevention of suicide in prison: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Suicide is the leading cause of preventable death in prisons. Deaths from suicide in prison are significantly, and persistently, elevated compared to those living in the community. Psychological therapies have been shown to be a potentially effective means of alleviating suicidal...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pratt, Tim Kirkpatrick, Yvonne Awenat, Caroline Hendricks, Amanda Perry, Leslie-Anne Carter, Rebecca Crook, Paula Duxbury, Charlotte Lennox, Sarah Knowles, Helen Brooks, Linda Davies, Gemma Shields, David Honeywell, Louis Appleby, Patricia Gooding, Dawn Edge, Richard Emsley, Jenny Shaw, Gillian Haddock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06320-y