Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent

We consider the possibility of a crisis psychological aid to children with suicidal intentions by means of telephone counseling. We shows the profile of a typical adolescent, requesting assistance from the hotline on suicidal thoughts, intentions: it is an introverted girl aged 14 to 18 years, in a...

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Main Author: O.V. Vihristyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2014-08-01
Series:Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)
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Online Access:http://psyedu.ru/files/articles/psyedu_ru_2013_4_Vikhristuk.pdf
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description We consider the possibility of a crisis psychological aid to children with suicidal intentions by means of telephone counseling. We shows the profile of a typical adolescent, requesting assistance from the hotline on suicidal thoughts, intentions: it is an introverted girl aged 14 to 18 years, in a depressed mood with a predominance of anxiety, fears, related to traumatic situation, experiencing feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, thinking of the situation as hopeless, going through a break in romantic relationships. The most characteristic motifs of suicide is the desire to “get away from the pain” and/or to revenge the others, make them regret about her. We specified the main tasks of a helpline specialist solved in the course of counseling: prevention of suicidal behavior, information on the possible forms of psychological aid, direct work with a customer requesting aid on his formed suicidal intent.
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spelling doaj.art-71f433119f114163a6e400f3d396d6372022-12-21T23:00:14ZengMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationПсихологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)2074-58852014-08-01544758Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intentO.V. Vihristyuk0Ph.D. in Psychology, Head of the Center of Emergency Psychological Aid, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian FederationWe consider the possibility of a crisis psychological aid to children with suicidal intentions by means of telephone counseling. We shows the profile of a typical adolescent, requesting assistance from the hotline on suicidal thoughts, intentions: it is an introverted girl aged 14 to 18 years, in a depressed mood with a predominance of anxiety, fears, related to traumatic situation, experiencing feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, thinking of the situation as hopeless, going through a break in romantic relationships. The most characteristic motifs of suicide is the desire to “get away from the pain” and/or to revenge the others, make them regret about her. We specified the main tasks of a helpline specialist solved in the course of counseling: prevention of suicidal behavior, information on the possible forms of psychological aid, direct work with a customer requesting aid on his formed suicidal intent.http://psyedu.ru/files/articles/psyedu_ru_2013_4_Vikhristuk.pdfsuicidesuicidal thoughtsself-destructive behavior of teenagersHelpline
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Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)
suicide
suicidal thoughts
self-destructive behavior of teenagers
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title Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
title_full Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
title_fullStr Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
title_full_unstemmed Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
title_short Providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
title_sort providing psychological care using crisis helpline to adolescents with suicidal intent
topic suicide
suicidal thoughts
self-destructive behavior of teenagers
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