Positive mental health predicts amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy
BackgroundPositive mental health has been shown to confer resilience against suicidal ideation and behavior. Yet, studies on treatment seeking populations are rare.The aim of the present study was to investigate, whether PMH predicts the amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing psych...
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| description | BackgroundPositive mental health has been shown to confer resilience against suicidal ideation and behavior. Yet, studies on treatment seeking populations are rare.The aim of the present study was to investigate, whether PMH predicts the amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing psychotherapy.MethodData from N = 959 outpatients (61.2% female; age: M(SD) = 36.58 (13.29), range: 18–82 years), who took part in a pretreatment and a posttreatment assessment after 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, were included. Self-report measures of positive mental health, depression, and suicidal ideation/behavior were used.ResultsPretreatment PMH was shown to predict posttreatment suicidal ideation – after controlling for age, gender, pretreatment depression, suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempts.DiscussionPositive mental health might be understood as a protective factor in dealing with suicidal ideation. Findings underscore the need to focus on positive mental health in the risk-assessment and treatment of suicidal patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c44033e6ea048f7bae2a922467b23bd2025-08-20T02:41:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-07-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.15713001571300Positive mental health predicts amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing cognitive behavioral therapyTobias Teismann0Tobias Teismann1Sören Friedrich2Jürgen Margraf3Jürgen Margraf4Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, GermanyDZPG (German Center for Mental Health), partner site Bochum/Marburg, Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, GermanyDZPG (German Center for Mental Health), partner site Bochum/Marburg, Bochum, GermanyBackgroundPositive mental health has been shown to confer resilience against suicidal ideation and behavior. Yet, studies on treatment seeking populations are rare.The aim of the present study was to investigate, whether PMH predicts the amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing psychotherapy.MethodData from N = 959 outpatients (61.2% female; age: M(SD) = 36.58 (13.29), range: 18–82 years), who took part in a pretreatment and a posttreatment assessment after 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, were included. Self-report measures of positive mental health, depression, and suicidal ideation/behavior were used.ResultsPretreatment PMH was shown to predict posttreatment suicidal ideation – after controlling for age, gender, pretreatment depression, suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempts.DiscussionPositive mental health might be understood as a protective factor in dealing with suicidal ideation. Findings underscore the need to focus on positive mental health in the risk-assessment and treatment of suicidal patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1571300/fullpositive mental healthcognitive-behavioral therapysuicidal ideationsuicide attemptsresilience |
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| title | Positive mental health predicts amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy |
| title_full | Positive mental health predicts amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy |
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