Pros And Cons Of Cognitive Therapy Suicide Prevention

The Cognitive Therapy Suicide Prevention program utilizes cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy designed for young adults, adults, and older adults who attempted or thought of suicide. This intervention enables patients to think in other ways, as well as behave differently in a suicidal crisis. The intervention is also designed to equip the patient with social support and a mental health network to help prevent future suicide attempts. The therapy includes 10-16 sessions on a one-to-one format with a therapist. During the early phase, the therapist introduces the treatment program to the patient, conducts an interview about a recent suicidal crisis, and discusses problems and goals of the therapy with the patient. During the middle phase, the patient is taught cognitive and behavioral skills to help to cope with suicidal thoughts, and to prevent suicidal behavior. Finally, on the late stage of treatment, the patients are being prepared for the end of the treatment as well as focusing on relapse prevention, and strengthening skills learned.

There are some advantages and disadvantages to this program. One advantage is that treatment is individualized for each patient. This allows for a better way to

I have known people who have received treatment with CBT and it is able to manage depressive symptoms which are related to suicidal behavior. One aspect that I would add to this program is to include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). I would add this because this type of therapy introduces the concept of distress tolerance and emotion regulation with practical coping skills that go along with them, which I believe can help an individual in a suicidal crisis. Therefore, having these coping skills at hand along with the skills learned in CBT would lead to a better