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Effective interventions for suicidal individuals matter in civilian settings and especially in the military, where concerns regarding suicide are significant. In a U.S. Department of Defense–funded study, investigators randomized 152 active-duty soldiers (average age, 27), admitted for suicidal behavior or ideation with intent to die, to receive usual treatment with or without brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (BCBT).
BCBT, consisting of 12 weekly or biweekly individual sessions, included detailed assessments of factors contributing to suicidality, a CBT formulation, a crisis response plan, and basic emotional regulation skills; after each session, participants were asked to write down lessons they'd learned. Usual treatment consisted of ca…