Crisis Intervention in Suicide Attempts

Volume: 11 Number: 1 March 1, 2003
  • Devrimci Özgüven Halise
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Crisis Intervention in Suicide Attempts

Abstract

t is reported that 10-20% of cases vvhere patients attendineg psychiatric clinics in a state of crisis are associated with suicide attempts. A significant portion of these attempts are made in the urgency and desperation of a crisis and are calls for help or attempts to distance oneself from an oppressive situation. When confronted with a suicide attempt, the first step to be taken is medical intervention. Then it is extremely beneficial for the patient to be seen by his or her crisis therapist in this condition immediately upon the completion of medical intervention. This is because this is a period in which the patient tends to be more öpen to bening helped than at any other time; advantage should be taken of this oppoyrtunity. İt is necessary to determine the psychiatric approach most suitable for the patient in the shortest possible time after the first meeting. Suicide-prone people generally feei hopeless, helpless, and out of control. Approaches to problem-solving seek to give patients a sense of control and reduce their tendency to suicide by decreasing their feeling feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Suicide-prone people frequently have symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety, vvhich exacerbate their problems as well as hindering their ability to concentrate on finding a solution. The use of medicine is extremely beneficial in the treatment of these symptoms and of depression, if the patient suffers from it.

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Turkish

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Devrimci Özgüven Halise This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2003

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March 1, 2003

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Year 2003 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Özgüven Halise, D. (2003). İNTİHAR GİRİŞİMLERİNDE KRİZE MÜDAHALE. Kriz Dergisi, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000187