Brief Skills Training Intervention for Suicidal Individuals

Participants assigned to the DBT Brief Suicide Intervention are presented with a selection of coping strategies selected from the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training curriculum. The strategies are 1) mindfulness, 2) mindfulness of current emotions, 3) opposite-to-emotion action, 4) distraction, and 5) changing your body chemistry.

Participants assigned to the Relaxation Training condition receive instruction in a sensory awareness practice and are guided through the practice by the therapist.