Acute Stabilization in a Trauma Program: A Pilot Study

ABSTRACT Previous treatment outcome studies from a hospital-based Trauma Program in Texas reported a marked reduction in depression, hopelessness and suicidality during acute inpatient and day hospital treatment. In the current pilot study, the authors measured Beck Depression Inventory scores at admission and discharge from inpatient treatment at a hospital-based Trauma Program in Michigan serving a similar population and employing the same treatment model. The average Beck Depression Inventory Score at admission was 33.3 and at discharge an average of 10.3 days later, it was 13.5. The results of this pilot study indicate that the excellent treatment response at the Texas hospital likely can be replicated at other locations.