Participants
ideation, RA, PIS
RECRUITMENT, RECRUITMENT
All participants were adults (≥18years) post bariatric-surgery (>15 to < 18 months) at a London-based weight management centre. Patients who expressed suicidal ideation (score >0 on Q9 of thePHQ-9 [Initially, potentially eligible patients were given a Participant Information Sheet (PIS) and PHQ-9 at their regular post-surgical follow up appointments, but due to reduced operating capacity in the previous year, recruitment was hampered by low numbers in follow up clinics. Therefore, all eligible patients were contacted and posted or emailed the PIS. Interested patients were approached by the RA and an appointment made to obtain consent and baseline data. Written consent was obtained for all participants. Recruitment ceased when the target was reached.