Depression stigma and management of suicidal callers: a cross-sectional survey of crisis hotline counselors

Abstract Background Crisis hotlines play a key role in suicide prevention worldwide following different approaches regarding risk assessment and management of suicidality. This is to our knowledge the first study investigating depression stigma in crisis hotline counselors. The association between s...

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Main Authors: Ines Heinz, Roland Mergl, Ulrich Hegerl, Christine Rummel-Kluge, Elisabeth Kohls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2325-y