Mechanisms of brief contact interventions in clinical populations: A systematic review

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Milner, Allison ^a   Spittal, Matthew J ^b   Kapur, Nav ^c   Witt, Katrina ^a   Pirkis, Jane ^b   Carter, Greg ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brief contact interventions; Emergency department; Help seeking; Letters; Phone calls; Postcard; Self harm; Social support; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BRIEF CONTACT INTERVENTION; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84975747719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0896-4     Document Type: Article

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