Supportive effect of body contact care with ylang ylang aromatherapy and mobile intervention team for suicide prevention: A pilot study

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 48; no. 9; p. 300060520946237
• Main Authors: Amadéo, Stéphane, Nguyen, Ngoc Lam, Teai, Taivini, Favro, Patrick, Mulet, Aurélia, Colin-Fagotin, Nathalie, Rereao, Moerani, Malogne, Aurélia, Simone, Michel De, Rioche, Géraldine, Gassion, Virginie, Pere, Paul, Prokop, Alban, Bernis, Fabienne, Dufour, Pierre, Tuheiava, Annie, Vanquin, Germaine, Vilhem, Steve, Gokalsing, Erick, Spodenkiewicz, Michel, Pradem, Marianne, Seguin, Monique, Beauchamp, Guy, Thomas, Pierre, Vaiva, Guillaume, Jehel, Louis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01-09-2020; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publications (UK and US); SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Aromatherapy; Cananga; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Intervention; Pilot Projects; Prospective Clinical Research Report; Prospective Studies; Psychology; Suicide, Attempted; Suicides & suicide attempts; mobile intervention; anxiety; ylang ylang; aromatherapy; Polynesia; suicide; depression; prevention
• ISSN: 0300-0605; 1473-2300
• DOI: 10.1177/0300060520946237

Objectives
To assess understudied, alternative suicide prevention modalities in a mental health care setting.
Methods
This was a prospective study of patients (n = 140, 68 cases and 72 controls) who were admitted to hospital or who contacted an SOS suicide crisis line for suicidal ideation or attempts. Psychiatric diagnoses (Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview) and intensity of anxiety/depression/suicidality (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, and Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation) were assessed. All intervention group subjects received a crisis card with a crisis line number, interviews with psychologists or volunteers and a telephone call on days 10 to 21, then 6 months later. These subjects also had a choice between two further 4-month interventions: body contact care or mobile intervention team visits.
Results
The interventions significantly reduced the number of suicide attempts and suicide (3%) at 6 months compared with the control condition (12%). There were fewer losses to follow-up in the intervention group (7.35%) than in the control group (9.72%).
Conclusions
The results favour the implementation of integrated care and maintaining contact in suicide prevention.