Effectiveness of brief intervention and contact for suicide attempters: a randomized controlled trial in five countries

• Main Authors: Alexandra Fleischmann (Author), José M Bertolote (Author), Danuta Wasserman (Author), Diego De Leo (Author), Jafar Bolhari (Author), Neury J Botega (Author), Damani De Silva (Author), Michael Phillips (Author), Lakshmi Vijayakumar (Author), Airi Värnik (Author), Lourens Schlebusch (Author), Huong Tran Thi Thanh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether brief intervention and contact is effective in reducing subsequent suicide mortality among suicide attempters in low and middle-income countries. METHODS: Suicide attempters (n = 1867) identified by medical staff in the emergency units of eight collaborating hospitals...