Research in crisis intervention has prescribed how trained but non-professional individuals should and do act in a crisis situation. The present study, however, focused on the types of responses untrained helpers use to respond to the crisis of another individual. Results indicate that types of responses vary significantly, with probing and…

Outcome data on smoking cessation has emphasized that most people have difficulty not in quitting smoking, but in maintaining cessation. An attempt was made to develop a more meaningful typology of relapse-promoting situations using a sample of 183 exsmokers who called a telephone hotline seeking help to stay away from cigarettes. Two higher order…

This report presents model regulations to establish a program of adult protective services, which would facilitate the identification of high risk adults, and warrant delivery of life-sustaining services. The report reviews the personal and environmental circumstances which lead to jeopardy, including deinstitutionalization of the disabled,…