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09-01-2025 | Original Article

Development and Pilot Testing of the Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS)

Auteurs: Heather Schatten, Christopher Hughes, Sara Kimble, Gemma Wallace, Madeline Benz, Morganne Kraines, Elizabeth Germain, Leslie Brick, Michael Armey, A. Rani Elwy, Lauren Weinstock, Ivan Miller, Jennifer Primack

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research

Abstract

Purpose

Although there are empirically supported interventions for suicidal ideation and behavior, suicide rates in the United States continue to increase. Suicide risk is particularly elevated during transitions from acute care. One potential reason for this is that existing suicide interventions do not match the dynamic and contextualized nature of suicide risk. The goal of this study was to examine feasibility, acceptability, and pilot testing of the Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS), a novel ecological momentary intervention designed to reduce suicidal ideation and behavior.

Methods

We conducted two open trials in which participants used MAPS for 28 days during transitions from acute care: 10 adult psychiatric inpatients (Study 1) and 10 young adults in a partial hospitalization program (Study 2).

Results

Results demonstrated that MAPS was feasible to implement and acceptable to psychiatric patients with high risk for suicide. Descriptive analyses suggested that during their use of MAPS, most participants experienced either decreases or no change in suicidal ideation severity, and there was an upward observable trend in outpatient treatment utilization.

Conclusions

Results of these open trials support further evaluation of MAPS as an adjunctive intervention for suicide prevention during transitions in care.

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Titel: Development and Pilot Testing of the Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS)
Auteurs: Heather Schatten
Christopher Hughes
Sara Kimble
Gemma Wallace
Madeline Benz
Morganne Kraines
Elizabeth Germain
Leslie Brick
Michael Armey
A. Rani Elwy
Lauren Weinstock
Ivan Miller
Jennifer Primack
Publicatiedatum: 09-01-2025
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-024-10568-9

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