Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CMH)

Community Mental Health (CMH) is a behavioral and mental health agency in partnership with consumers and communities focusing on helping individuals experience recovery and participate fully in community life. Take Nancy for example, she could be one of many clients in a CMH worker's caseload. Nancy Little is a 50-year old Caucasian woman. Nancy is divorced and currently lives in her apartment alone. Nancy's mother and daughter are her main support. Nancy demonstrates a willingness to participate in her scheduled appointments with Community Mental Health. Her daughter provides transportation to appointments and monitors Nancy periodically due to her history of prescription drug abuse. Nancy states that she would like to be stable enough to
Over 41,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States (National Institute of Mental Health, 2015). Suicide can be prevented, and suicidal ideation can be managed. The purpose of this research plan aims to determine what treatment is most effective for treating an adult woman with suicidal ideation? Throughout this plan Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) will be involved to assist reduce the number of suicidal thoughts Nancy has to help live a healthier lifestyle, and prevent her from being hospitalized. Nancy becoming more independent with less suicidal thoughts also opens more opportunities for the agency to focus on other clients and/or any additional concerns with a client like
CBT will be the most effective intervention for treating this adult woman with suicidal ideation. CBT serves as the independent variable. CBT is the independent variable because it is controlled, the research planner can, if desired use a different therapy approach. The number of times Nancy reports suicidal thoughts or is hospitalized will represent the dependent variable simply because it is dependent on the therapy approach used. If Nancy still reports , then research planner will adjust the many components such as increase number of sessions to produce goal results.
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Brown, G. K., Ten Have, T., Henriques, G. R., Xie, S. X., Hollander, J. E., & Beck, A. T. (2005). Cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide attempts: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 294(5), 563-570.
Sampling: 350 eligible - 230 excluded - 120 randomized into 2 groups (61% female)
120 individuals who presented to ER as a suicide attempt or intentional self-injury Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia past attempt within 48 of being evaluated age of 16 years or