Biomaterial Database

Befriending the suicidal in Yugoslavia. 1995

S Selakovic-Bursic

University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.

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
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
D012922	Social Change	A shift, alteration, modification, or evolution of human behavior and culture, which over time, results in measurable consequences on societal values and norms.	Modernization,Social Development,Social Impact,Change, Social,Changes, Social,Development, Social,Developments, Social,Impact, Social,Impacts, Social,Social Changes,Social Developments,Social Impacts
D013405	Suicide	The act of killing oneself.	Suicides
D014838	Volunteers	Persons who donate their services.	Voluntary Workers,Volunteer Personnel,Untrained Personnel,Volunteer Workers,Volunteerism,Personnel, Untrained,Personnel, Volunteer,Voluntary Worker,Volunteer,Volunteer Worker,Worker, Voluntary,Worker, Volunteer
D015022	Yugoslavia	Created as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1918. Yugoslavia became the official name in 1929. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CROATIA; and SLOVENIA formed independent countries 7 April 1992. Macedonia became independent 8 February 1994 as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MACEDONIA REPUBLIC).	Vojvodina
D015277	Hotlines	A direct communication system, usually telephone, established for instant contact. It is designed to provide special information and assistance through trained personnel and is used for counseling, referrals, and emergencies such as poisonings and threatened suicides.	Telephone Hotlines,Hotline,Telephone Hotline