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Keep this study
Lead
VA Office of Research and Development
This is a randomized controlled trial at four VHA medical centers. Veterans will be randomized to VHA treatment-as-usual or VHA treatment-as-usual plus DBT-SG.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Veteran eligible for VHA care at participating site
two or more suicide attempts in lifetime, with one in past 12 months, on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
current suicidal ideation (endorsing a suicidal ideation scale of at least 1 \[passive ideation\] on C-SSRS
emotion dysregulation (score 95 or greater on DERS)
can attend group sessions
willing to provide contact information for at least one person who can help locate the participant if study staff are unable to contact them (information for three contact persons will be requested; a participant must provide at least one contact person's information to be included in the study)
access to telephone; if insufficient access to videoteleconference and local facility is using remote procedures for study, willing to request access to VA-provided device
You may not be if
significant cognitive impairment (score \< 28 on modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (mTICS)
inability to read English or communicate in spoken and written English
plan to move away or be unavailable in the next 18 months
Clareo Health | DBT Skills Groups for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide Attempt
