Title |
Characteristics of People Who Use Telephone Counseling: Findings from Secondary Analysis of a Population-Based Study
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Published in |
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/s10488-014-0595-8 |
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Authors |
Bridget Bassilios, Meredith Harris, Aves Middleton, Jane Gunn, Jane Pirkis |
Abstract |
The characteristics of people who use telephone counseling are not well understood. This secondary analysis used data from a nationally representative community survey of 8,841 Australian adults to compare callers and non-callers to telephone counseling services. Callers have a poorer clinical profile, including a higher risk of suicide, than people who do not use telephone counseling. They also use a variety of other mental health services. Repeat calls are associated with anxiety disorders, receipt of mental health care from general practitioners, and social disadvantage. All callers have a potential need for telephone counseling and further population studies that distinguish between telephone services intended to provide crisis (one-off) and ongoing counseling are warranted. |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
Other | 4 | 5% |
Unknown | 21 | 27% |