Session-Specific Effects on Suicidality in Group Therapy: No Evidence for Contagion.

The modules on suicidality did not specifically change suicidal symptoms or associated cognitions and emotions immediately or by the next session. Most importantly, our results disconfirm evidence on deterioration when suicidality is addressed in a highly structured group setting. Whether the current findings also apply to other forms of group therapies needs to be investigated in future studies. HIGHLIGHTSSession-specific investigations allow a thoroughly examination of an interventionMetacognitive Training for Depression showed no contagion effect on suicidality.