Citation

Gunn-Séchehaye A. Soz. Praventivmed. 1979; 24(1): 28-33.

Vernacular Title

Prevention du suicide: role et efficacite des services de secours par telephone.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

425709

Abstract

This paper deals with the effectiveness of emergency telephonic help services in suicide prevention; it gives an historical account, describes the activity of Geneva's "Main Tendue" and proposes some practical principles on emergency telephonic help. 41 calls of 35 callers of Geneva's telephonic help service are briefly analyzed. A review of the literature available on this subject leaves a pessimistic impression about effectiveness of such services.

Language: fr