Significant reduction seen in risk for any suicide attempt, rate of follow-up suicide attempts<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b>
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TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Among U.S. military personnel and veterans reporting recent suicidal ideation and\/or suicidal behaviors, brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) reduces suicide attempts, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry<\/em>.<\/p>\n Craig J. Bryan, Psy.D., from The Ohio State University in Columbus, and colleagues examined the efficacy of BCBT for reducing suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among high-risk military personnel and veterans in a two-arm parallel randomized clinical trial. Participants were randomly assigned to BCBT, a psychotherapy that teaches emotional regulation skills or present-centered therapy (PCT), a problem-solving psychotherapy. A total of 108 individuals were enrolled.<\/p>\n The researchers found that fewer patients receiving BCBT than PCT attempted suicide during follow-up (estimated proportion, 5.6 versus 27.9 percent). The mean time to first suicide attempt was 638.6 versus 755.9 days in the PCT versus BCBT groups. There was a significant reduction in the risk for any suicide attempt (hazard ratio, 0.25) and in the rate of follow-up suicide attempts (0.06 versus 0.18 attempts per participant-year; risk ratio, 0.24) with BCBT. In both groups, suicidal ideation decreased significantly, with no between-group differences noted.<\/p>\n “BCBT should be a recommended treatment for preventing suicide attempts and disseminated throughout the military health system,” the authors write.<\/p>\n One author disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical and publishing industries.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n