Can Outcomes of a Chat-Based Suicide Prevention Helpline Be Improved by Training Counselors in Motivational Interviewing? A Non-randomized Controlled Trial

ObjectiveTo examine whether the outcomes of a chat-based suicide-prevention helpline could be improved by training counselors in motivational interviewing (MI).MethodsIn a pre- and post-test design, visitors of a chat-based suicide prevention helpline received either the Five-Phase Model (treatment...

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Main Authors: Wilco Janssen, Jeroen van Raak, Yannick van der Lucht, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Saskia Mérelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Digital Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2022.871841/full