The role of anonymity in suicidal contacts with a crisis intervention centre. 1975

G Nelson, and J McKenna, and M Koperno, and J Chatterson, and J H Brown

In follow-up studies of telephone crisis centres the clients who choose to remain anonymous cannot be included in any follow-up group. It is therefore important to try to determine if there are some ways in which the anonymous group is unrepresentative of the total sample. The results of this study indicate that tha anonymous group tend to be more lonely and more likely to withhold information than the non-anonymous group. However, it would seem that follow-up studies would not be seriously invalidated by the non-availability of the anonymous group. A possible explanation of the role of anonymity in suicidal calls is presented, and the results are further discussed in terms of a counselling approach for anonymous suicidal callers and implications for further research.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003419 Crisis Intervention Brief therapeutic approach which is ameliorative rather than curative of acute psychiatric emergencies. Used in contexts such as emergency rooms of psychiatric or general hospitals, or in the home or place of crisis occurrence, this treatment approach focuses on interpersonal and intrapsychic factors and environmental modification. (APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 7th ed) Brief Advice,Brief Interventions,Brief Treatment,Critical Incident Stress Debriefing,Screening and Brief Intervention,Advice, Brief,Brief Intervention,Brief Treatments,Crisis Interventions,Intervention, Brief,Intervention, Crisis,Treatment, Brief
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000092864 Suicide Prevention Specific strategies for averting suicides. These include mental HEALTH PROMOTION and monitoring PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING and other intervention programs targeting susceptible individuals. Suicide Awareness,Awareness, Suicide,Prevention, Suicide,Suicide Preventions
D012649 Self Concept Persons' view of themselves. Self Esteem,Self Perception,Self Confidence,Self-Perception,Concept, Self,Confidence, Self,Esteem, Self,Perception, Self,Perceptions, Self,Self Esteems,Self Perceptions,Self-Perceptions

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