Effects of the interpersonal need program on suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt in mentally ill patients

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine effects of the interpersonal need program on suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt in mentally ill patients. This study was a randomized control trial design. The participants were sixty-six people comprising of thirty-three mentally ill patients who hospitalized at psychiatric hospital and thirty-three of their caregivers. The experimental group received the interpersonal need program which developed by researcher based on the interpersonal theory of suicide (Van Orden et al., 2010), whereas the control group obtained the usual care. This program composed of four parts: establishing caring relationship, promoting sense of belongingness, reducing perceived burdensomeness, and disabling capability for suicide. It was conducted within two weeks of rehabilitative phase of hospitalization and first week after discharge. The participants were assessed using Thai version of the scale for suicidal ideation (SSI-Thai version 2014) and the suicidal attempt record on the recruitment date and two weeks after discharge. The Result revealed that the experiment group significantly demonstrated more reduction of suicidal ideation (p < 0.05) than the control group. There was no significant difference of suicidal attempt between two groups. The interpersonal need program demonstrates effects on reduction of suicidal ideation in mentally ill patients.