Therapeutic management of chronic callers to a suicide prevention center
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry C Barmann (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-48 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(198001)8:1<45::aid-jcop2290080108>3.0.co;2-8 |
| OpenAlex | W1991806836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
An attempt was made to discover an effective therapeutic technique for dealing with an individual who calls a suicide prevention center a large number of times (the chronic caller). There were two objectives to such a technique: (1) to reduce the frequency of calls made by chronic callers to the suicide prevention service and (2) to persuade these individuals to become more specific when discussing their problem. The method chosen to accomplish these objectives consisted of assigning a specific counselor to each chronic caller, setting a one-hour time limit with respect to each call and, having the suicide prevention center call the chronic caller instead of waiting for the chronic caller to contact the service. Results of the seven-week treatment program indicated that prior to having the service call the chronic callers, the mean number of calls made per week, for the treatment and control group, were roughly equal. Upon completion of the treatment condition, the mean number of calls per week for those chronic callers who had received weekly calls from the service, was significantly less in comparison with those chronic callers who had not received weekly calls. This trend in the data was maintained during a 9-week follow-up condition. Self-report measures obtained from the counselors indicated that the chronic callers were becoming more concrete and specific when discussing their particular problem. Suggestions regarding the manner in which other community mental health centers might implement a similar program are also discussed.
Chronic disease · Family medicine · Medical emergency · Mental health · Psychiatry · Service (business) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |