TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Temporal fluctuations in suicide calls to a crisis intervention service
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Noble, R. E.
SP  - 415
EP  - 423
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - Suicide-related calls received by a crisis intervention center were analyzed for temporal variations. The overall number of calls, calls concerning personal suicidal ideation, and calls concerning third-person suicide attempt varied by both month and day of the week. Ideation calls and calls involving a suicide attempt varied by day of the month. Month and day of the week variation in third-person calls paralleled variations in completed suicides. Fluctuations were large enough to be useful in scheduling crisis center staff. The possibility that third-person calls represent a greater suicide threat than first-person calls is discussed.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -