From: Effectiveness of brief psychological interventions for suicidal presentations: a systematic review
 | Suicide | Repeat suicide attempts | Suicide composite | Suicidal ideation | Depression | Health-care utilization | Hopelessness | Alcohol Use |
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Type of outcome | Behavioural | Behavioural | Behavioural | Self-rated | Self-rated | Self-report & records | Self-rated | Self-rated |
Fleischmann et al 2008 [23] n = 1867 Risk of bias scorea: 14/15 | Fewer suicides: 0.2% intervention vs. 2.2% control (x2 = 13.83; P < 0.001) RR = 0.10 (0.02 to 0.45) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Gysin-Maillart et al 2016 [24] n = 120 Risk of bias score: 13/15 | n/a | Fewer suicide attempts 8.3% intervention vs. 26.7% control (Wald χ21 = 13.1, 95% CI 12.4–13.7, p < 0.001) HR 0.17 (0.07–0.46) | n/a | No difference found | No difference found | 72% fewer days in hospital after 1 year (ASSIP: 29 d; control group: 105 d; W = 94.5, p = 0.038) but not significant at 2 years | n/a | n/a |
King et al 2015 [25] n = 49 Risk of bias score: 13/15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | No difference found | Lower depression intervention Mean (SD) 25.4 (4.7) vs. 30.9 (4.0) control, F = 10.84, df = 1,44; p < .01 (Cohen’s d = 1.07; large effect size) | n/a | No difference found | No difference found |
Miller et al 2017 [22] n = 1376 Risk of bias score: 10/15 | n/a | Fewer suicide attempts: TAU, 22.9% (114/497); INT, 18.3% (92/502) RR 0.80 (0.63 to 1.02) | Lower suicide composite: TAU: 48.9% (243/497) INT: 41.4% (208/502) RR 0.85 (0.74 to 0.97) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |