Effect of Psychosocial Treatment by the Case Manager in Patients After a Suicide Attempt

Effect of Proactive Psychosocial Treatment by the Case Manager in Patients After a Suicide Attempt: a Randomised Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the case manager are effective in the treatment of suicide attempters.

Compared with usual care, interventional group will (1) improve treatment attendance, (2) have less repeated suicide attempts in adults after a suicide attempts, and (3)have better patients' satisfaction with care.

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants recruit adults who:

1. Discharge from an emergency department of a teaching hospital after attempt suicide
2. Aged above 18 years old
3. Agree to provide written inform consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients were too ill to be interviewed
2. Patients have immediate and severe suicide risk.