Citation

Brockopp GW. Crisis Interv. 1970; 2(1): 22-25.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1970, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service)

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Abstract

With the chronic caller it is very difficult to know which treatment method is most therapeutic and to isolate the single, most effective approach especially since one has little influence over the range of the person's experience. In the case of person reported in this paper, she also contacted other agencies in the area and received support from them. It is also possible that changes in her behavior were related to her taking or not taking the medication which was prescribed for her by a physician. Since she continually called regardless of the nature of her most recent contact, it appears that she was receiving some positive help from the counselors (and it is their subjective impression that she has improved since she has been calling the Center). Initially this improvement was evidenced by her being able to leave the house to seek and find employment. Perhaps it was not the specific type of help that the counselor gave which was critical in her case, but the warm, spontaneous, human interaction which each counselor offered which was most critical. An analysis of the calls reinforced this impression. Her conversations with the counselors were most meaningful to her when she had a warm, human relationship...

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