Effects of different telephone intervention styles with suicidal callers at two suicide prevention centers: An empirical investigation

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 861-885

  Mishara, Brian L ^a   Daigle, Marc S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic callers; Crisis centers; Evaluation; Intervention styles; Suicide prevention; Telephone services; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONDIRECTIVE THERAPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0031308834     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022269314076     Document Type: Article

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