The Impact of COVID-19 on the Suicide Prevention Helpline in the Netherlands
Background: Although the number of suicides did not increase in 2020, there are concerns about the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aims: To present the demand for the Dutch suicide prevention helpline during times of lockdown and to describe the coronavirus-related problems discussed. Methods: An observational and exploratory study analyzing the frequency of helpline requests and registration data (n = 893 conversations). Results: Demand for the helpline did increase, but with no distinctive relation with the lockdown measures. During the first lockdown, approximately a qu... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | van der Burgt , M C A , Mérelle , S , Beekman , A T F & Gilissen , R 2023 , ' The Impact of COVID-19 on the Suicide Prevention Helpline in the Netherlands ' , Crisis , vol. 44 , no. 4 , pp. 285-291 . https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000863 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28801880 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vumc.nl/en/publications/11cc469a-a067-4368-a733-bb93c548fd74 |