Perceived helpfulness of medication and psychotherapy among adults with suicidal ideation
Mathilde M Husky 1 , Christophe Léon 2 , Enguerrand du Roscoät 2 3 , Helen-Maria Vasiliadis 4 5
Affiliations
1 Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, ACTIVE Team, INSERM U1219, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
2 Santé publique France, Saint-Maurice, France.
3 Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale (LAPPS), EA 4386, Université Paris Nanterre, Paris, France.
4 Département des sciences de la santé communautaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
5 Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne, Campus de Longueuil Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. PMID: 39470094
Int Rev Psychiatry . 2024 Jun-Aug;36(4-5):503-507. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2024.2318252. Epub 2024 Feb 21. DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2024.2318252
Abstract
The objective of the study is to examine perceived helpfulness of medication and psychotherapy among adults with suicidal ideation. Data were drawn from the 2017 Health Barometer, a nationally representative French survey (n = 25,319). Overall, 4.7% (n = 1,148) reported suicidal ideation in the prior 12 months. Logistic regressions were used to examine factors associated with perceived helpfulness among individuals reporting suicidal ideation in the past year who had received medication (n = 590) or psychotherapy (n = 247). Overall, 80.4% (n = 489) reported that medication was/is helpful, and 56.5% (n = 149) reported psychotherapy helped them a lot. In adjusted models, those with major depression were more likely than those without (AOR = 2.18, 95%CI = 1.39-3.421) to perceive medication as helpful. Those with a recent suicide attempt were less likely to report medication as helpful (AOR = 0.42, 95%CI = 0.21-0.84). Receiving psychotherapy was significantly associated with perceived helpfulness of medication (AOR = 1.89, 95%CI = 1.09-3.29). Additional larger studies are needed in France to assess perceived helpfulness by type and adequacy of psychotherapy received.
Keywords: Treatment helpfulness; pharmacotherapy; psychotherapy; suicidal ideation.
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