CBT-based app shows promise as add-on for suicidal patients

Abstract

A smartphone-based therapeutic intervention drawing on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) could serve as an important adjunct to standard mental health treatment for patients at high risk of suicide, results of a study suggest. Although the hospital-based study fell short of achieving results for its primary outcome, a subset of patients with a history of suicide attempt gained substantial benefit from use of the app.