Testing the Efficacy of Attention Bias Modification for Suicidal Thoughts: Findings From Two Experiments

This study explores whether four sessions of attention bias modification (ABM) decreases suicide-specific attentional bias. We conducted two experiments where suicide ideators completed either a Training or Control version of ABM, a computer-based intervention intended to target attentional bias. Su...

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Published in:Archives of suicide research 2017-01, Vol.21 (1), p.33-51
Main Authors: Cha, Christine B., Najmi, Sadia, Amir, Nader, Matthews, John D., Deming, Charlene A., Glenn, Jeffrey J., Calixte, Rachelle M., Harris, Julia A., Nock, Matthew K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attentional Bias
cognitive bias modification
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Discrimination
Efficacy
Experiments
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Intervention
Male
Middle Aged
Modification
Risk factors
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Treatment Outcome
Visual task performance
Young Adult
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Summary:This study explores whether four sessions of attention bias modification (ABM) decreases suicide-specific attentional bias. We conducted two experiments where suicide ideators completed either a Training or Control version of ABM, a computer-based intervention intended to target attentional bias. Suicide-specific attentional bias was measured using adapted Stroop and probe discrimination tasks. The first experiment with community-based suicide ideators did not show that ABM impacts attentional bias or suicidal ideation. The second experiment with clinically severe suicidal inpatients yielded similar results. Post-hoc findings suggest that the type of attentional bias targeted by the current intervention may differ from the type that marks suicide risk. There remains little to no evidence that the ABM intervention changes suicide-specific attentional bias or suicidal ideation.
ISSN:1381-1118
1543-6136
DOI:10.1080/13811118.2016.1162241