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Peer reviewedSawyer, John B.; Jameton, Elizabeth M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1979
Chronic callers (N=67) are reviewed; 51 percent were diagnosed as drug or alcohol dependent. Four were known to have committed suicide and 37 had made suicide attempts; 47 percent of the group was eventually referred to an ongoing treatment resource. Agency strategies for dealing with the chronic caller are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Crisis Intervention, Divorce
