A Digital Therapeutic Intervention Reduced Suicide Attempts Among People With Elevated Suicide Risk

A smartphone-based digital therapeutic intervention reduced suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among people with elevated suicide risk, according to a recent study. Those with prior suicide attempts who received the digital therapeutic intervention had a 58.3% relative rate reduction in recurrent suicide attempts, the researchers stated. The study's goal was to determine if the use of the digital therapeutic was associated with fewer future suicide attempts.

The intervention was tested in a multi-site trial with 339 people hospitalized with acutely elevated suicide risk, according to the study design. It delivered suicide-focused cognitive behavior therapy (CBT . . .