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Observations on Long‐Term Group Therapy with Suicidal and Depressed Persons
Author(s) -
Billings James H.,
Rosen David H.,
Asimos Chris,
Motto Jerome A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1974.tb00686.x
Subject(s) - suicidal behavior , suicide prevention , psychiatry , suicide attempt , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency
A long‐term, open‐ended group for depressed and suicidal individuals who had made suicide attempts is described. Two hundred persons participated in the sample groups over a 46‐month period, with only 10 suicide attempts and 1 suicide occurring in this high risk group during the period of the study. Our observations corroborated some findings and differed with others reported of experiences with groups of individuals who have manifested suicidal behavior. The paper includes recommendations for starting groups of suicidal persons and emphasizes that this method of therapy appears to be an effective mode of suicide prevention.