Callers' experiences of contacting a national suicide prevention helpline: Report of an Online Survey

Crisis

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 313-324

  Coveney, Catherine M ^a   Pollock, Kristian ^b   Armstrong, Sarah ^b   Moore, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Callers' perspectives; Helplines; Mental health; Samaritans; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 84873927965     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000151     Document Type: Article

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