Medscape (3/10, Yasgur, Subscription Publication) reports, “Reading another person’s firsthand account of a suicidal crisis appears to reduce suicide risk in individuals with suicidal thoughts, even in persons who have previously attempted suicide,” researchers concluded. For the study, investigators randomized “266 adults…who had recently experienced suicidal ideation into three groups.” Of this group of people, “51 had attempted suicide within the past year.” The study revealed that “suicidal adults who read a first-person account by an individual who successfully coped with such a crisis experienced a 20% reduction in suicidal thoughts.” The findings were published online Dec. 17 in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
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