A mental imagery intervention targeting suicidal ideation in university students: An assessor-blind, randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Palmier-Claus, Jasper; Duxbury, Paula; Pratt, Dan; Parker, Sophie; Sutton, Chris; Lobban, Fiona; Moorhouse, Jane; Kerry, Eirian; Russell, Chloe; Nyakutsikwa, Blessing; Drake, Richard; Eccles, Steve; Randles, Nathan; Patel, Rafeea; Kelly, James; Tattersall, Rosemary; Taylor, Peter James

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2025.104780

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