@article{ref1,
title="Suicide prevention via the internet and the telephone: 113Online",
journal="Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie",
year="2012",
author="Mokkenstorm, J. K. and Huisman, A. and Kerkhof, A. J. F. M.",
volume="54",
number="4",
pages="341-348",
abstract="<span class=&quot;subtitle&quot;>Summary</span> <span class=&quot;subtitle&quot;>background </span>113Online is a combination of a website and a telephone help-line for suicidal persons, their relatives and bereaved next of kin. The services it provides include crisis intervention, self-tests and brief psychotherapy. <span class=&quot;subtitle&quot;>aim </span>To discover whether 113Online can in fact prevent suicidal behaviour – since it has now been in operation for more than a year. <span class=&quot;subtitle&quot;>Method</span> We were able to obtain information about the visitors of the website, check on the usage of services provided by 113Online and study the results of the self-tests. <span class=&quot;subtitle&quot;>Results </span>The results for the first year indicated that there was a great need for anonymous online help for persons contemplating suicide. Scores for the self-tests showed that the website was visited by severely suicidal persons. It is surprising that so few of the users thereafter sought assistance from the conventional mental health care services. <span class=&quot;subtitle&quot;>Conclusion </span>The 113Online seems to be a promising approach to suicide prevention. The online assistance reaches its target population and seems to fulfil needs that are not being met by the regular health care services.<p /> <p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0303-7339",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}