Phone-based skills training for suicide risk related to alcohol
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests a skills-training program delivered with a smartphone to help reduce suicidal thoughts or crises in people who have been drinking heavily. It focuses on people who were recently hospitalized for a suicide crisis and who also have hazardous alcohol use.
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Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older
- Have been hospitalized at Duke for a suicide crisis
- Have recent hazardous alcohol use based on screening questions and drinking patterns from the past 3 months
- Own a smart phone
- Be able to read and speak English
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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