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Investigate how intersession experiences relate to suicidal ideation in outpatient treatment contexts.

February 11, 2026Open Access

Out of sight, out of mind? Intersession experiences as protective and risk indicators of suicidal ideation in the context of outpatient treatment

Key Points

Investigate how intersession experiences relate to suicidal ideation in outpatient treatment contexts.
Analyzed therapeutic alliance and cognitive-affective processes during outpatient treatment.
Assessed escalation of crises through intersession experiences.
Identified valuable targets for monitoring based on intersession feedback.
Intersession experiences significantly relate to suicidal ideation levels.
Therapeutic alliance may mitigate risk of crisis escalation.
Cognitive-affective processes provide insight into mechanisms of change.

Abstract

ISP reflect the internalized therapeutic alliance and clinically meaningful cognitive-affective processes, signaling crisis escalation, but also pointing to mechanisms of change. ISP may be valuable monitoring targets.

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Ernst et al. (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1bcd267fb587c655db53 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2026.2623939

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