This study is testing a new type of therapy called Written Exposure Therapy for Suicide Prevention (WET-SP) to help military service members who have been admitted to the hospital for suicidal thoughts or behaviors. WET-SP involves five sessions where you write about a stressful experience. The study will compare WET-SP to usual care (TAU), which includes psychiatric stabilization, medication management, and group therapy. Researchers want to see if WET-SP can reduce suicidal thoughts over 30 weeks. You might be able to join if you are an active duty military service member, veteran, or beneficiary admitted to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center for suicidal thoughts, a suicide plan, or a suicide attempt, and have elevated levels of suicidal ideation (thoughts of suicide). The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 160 participants. It compares two approaches: WET-SP and usual care (TAU).

What's involved

If you are in the WET-SP group, you will have five therapy sessions; the first lasts about one hour, and the others are about 40 minutes each, including a 30-minute writing exercise. If you are in the TAU group, you will receive daily care including psychiatric stabilization, nurse case management, medication management, and psychoeducation groups.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your suicidal ideation will be measured at 10 weeks, 20 weeks, and 30 weeks after starting the study.

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