The BEACON study: protocol for a cohort study as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of smartphone-assisted problem-solving therapy in men who present with intentional self-harm to emergency departments in Ontario

Abstract Background Patients who present to emergency departments after intentional self-harm are at an increased risk of dying by suicide. This applies particularly to men, who represent nearly two-thirds of those who die by suicide in Ontario. One way of potentially addressing this gap is to offer...

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Main Authors: Simon Hatcher, Marnin Heisel, Oyedeji Ayonrinde, Julie K. Campbell, Ian Colman, Daniel J. Corsi, Nicole E. Edgar, Lindsay Gillett, Sidney H. Kennedy, Sophia Lakatoo Hunt, Paul Links, Sarah MacLean, Viraj Mehta, Christopher Mushquash, Alicia Raimundo, Sakina J. Rizvi, Refik Saskin, Ayal Schaffer, Alaaddin Sidahmed, Mark Sinyor, Claudio Soares, Monica Taljaard, Valerie Testa, Kednapa Thavorn, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Christian Vaillancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Men
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04424-w