Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning for the Prevention of Suicidal Behavior
2014 Pilot Research Grant
Amount Awarded: $28,269
Focus Area: Psychosocial Studies
Joseph Franklin, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Inside the Research
Question: Can a novel web-based intervention reduce suicidal behavior?
Strategy: Test whether a web-based evaluative conditioning intervention can reestablish the instinctive aversion to death/suicide stimuli, reduce implicit identification with death/suicide, and diminish self-criticism, thereby reducing suicidal behavior.
Impact: An effective, easily accessible, inexpensive intervention for suicidal behaviors
Strategy: Test whether a web-based evaluative conditioning intervention can reestablish the instinctive aversion to death/suicide stimuli, reduce implicit identification with death/suicide, and diminish self-criticism, thereby reducing suicidal behavior.
Impact: An effective, easily accessible, inexpensive intervention for suicidal behaviors