The Impact of Caller Gender on Telephone Crisis-Helpline Workers’ Interpretation of Suicidality in Caller Vignettes

The Impact of Caller Gender on Telephone Crisis-Helpline Workers’ Interpretation of Suicidality in Caller Vignettes

Telephone crisis-line workers (TCWs) are trained in a variety of techniques and skills to facilitate the identification of suicidal callers. One factor that may influence the implementation of these skills is gender. This study used an experimental design to explore whether helpline callers being id...

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Main Authors: Tara Hunt, Coralie J. Wilson, Peter Caputi, Ian Wilson, Alan Woodward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
suicide
suicide intervention
telephone crisis-helpline
telephone crisis support
men
women
communication
gender differences
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/831

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