MISST

The Mental Imagery for Suicidality in Students Trial

The Mental Imagery for Suicidality in Students Trial (MISST) aimed to explore the feasibility of evaluating a new talking therapy for reducing suicidal thoughts in university students. The therapy used positive mental imagery to strengthen positive memories to try to counter networks of negative cognitions and emotions, associated with suicidal thinking.

In this randomised controlled feasibility trial we found that:

We were able to recruit enough students.
Students completed most of the assessments.
There was good attendance at the therapy sessions.
There were no safety concerns caused by the study.

We now hope to evaluate the intervention in a larger trial.

The findings are summarised in our Infographic, developed with our patient and public involvement (PPI) advised group.

The findings are summarised in this Infographic, developed with our patient and public involvement (PPI) advised group.

MISST resources

A full outline of the trial can be found in our published protocol paper.

Download a larger-scale of the infographic, along with descriptive text about its content.