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

Affective disorders Crisis intervention Prevention Primary care Veterans issue self-help

Journal

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
ISSN: 1557-9700
Titre abrégé: Psychiatr Serv
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9502838

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Feb 2024
Historique:
medline: 13 2 2024
pubmed: 13 2 2024
entrez: 13 2 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

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.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230157 PMID: 38347813
pubmed: 38347813
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230157
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

appips20230157

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Auteurs

Jennifer S Funderburk (JS)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Robyn L Shepardson (RL)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Kyle Possemato (K)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Emily M Johnson (EM)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Brandi Roelk (B)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Elizabeth Louer-Thompson (E)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Jessica Martin (J)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

Laura O Wray (LO)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato, Johnson, Roelk, Martin, Wray); Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Funderburk, Shepardson, Possemato); VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua, New York (Louer-Thompson).

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