Using Smart-phone apps for self-monitoring of suicidal patients

This article describes a study which will evaluate mobile applications in order to enhance suicide prevention methods.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to evaluate the feasibility of mobile safety planning and daily mobile self-monitoring in routine care treatment for suicidal patients, as well as to conduct fundamental research on suicidal processes.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. The fact that mobile applications provide opportunities to enhance suicide prevention methods.
2. The fact that patients can augment personalised safety plans by monitoring their own mental state.
3.  Real-time monitoring data of psychological processes can be analysed to improve our understanding of suicidality and develop new technology for suicide prevention.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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