A Self-Help Crisis Outreach Effort for At-Risk Primary Care Patients : A Pilot Study of Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stressful events can exacerbate symptoms of psychiatric disorders among primary care patients, putting them at increased risk for suicide. In a pilot study that ran from August to December of 2020, researchers evaluated the acceptability and implementation of Managing Emotions in Disaster and Crisis (MEDIC), a self-help intervention designed to assist at-risk primary care patients. A total of 108 at-risk veterans completed baseline and 6-week assessments. Results were promising, with high patient acceptability and engagement along with improvement in all measures of mental illness symptoms from baseline to posttreatment. Self-help interventions like MEDIC may offer a low-burden way for primary care providers to support more patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) - (2024) vom: 13. Feb., Seite appips20230157

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Funderburk, Jennifer S [VerfasserIn]
Shepardson, Robyn L [VerfasserIn]
Possemato, Kyle [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Emily M [VerfasserIn]
Roelk, Brandi [VerfasserIn]
Louer-Thompson, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Wray, Laura O [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Affective disorders
Crisis intervention
Journal Article
Prevention
Primary care
Self-help
Veterans issue

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Date Revised 13.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1176/appi.ps.20230157

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368379434