Stewart, Carmen D. (2007) Comparing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy and Treatment as Usual in a High Risk Population. Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The objective of this research was to investigate the efficacy of either a cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT, n= 11)) or problem solving therapy (PST, n = 12) approach in the management of suicide attempters. Participants allocated to the control group, treatment as usual TAU (n=9) were given routine Acute Care Team intervention. Both experimental groups were manualised and treatment was administered individually, the PST group over 4 sessions, the CBT group over eight sessions. Participants completed the Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation, Social Problem Solving Inventory and Client Satisfaction Questionnaire at post treatment within the treatment groups, and at two months following initial recruitment, for the TAU control group. Non-parametric tests were utilised to assess hypotheses. These were chosen due to the small sample size and violation of the assumptions of homogeneity of variance. Analysis indicated that participants reported significant improvement over time for the majority of the measured variables within the experimental groups. When compared to TAU both CBT and PST groups showed significant differences on the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. There was also a significant result when PST was compared to TAU on the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Despite methodological problems such as small sample size, these results lend further weight for the use of brief therapies with suicide attempters.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Andrea Quinn |
| Qualification: | Master of Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2025 23:36 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2025 23:36 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52786 |
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