Hotline for Mental Health in Shanghai, China

• DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.16.3.116
• Publication Date: 2011-01-13T02:02:44Z
• Authors: Ji Jianlin
• Keywords: Hotline; Crisis intervention

In this article the author introduces Hotline for Mental Health in Shanghai. According to experience gained over past 2 years, most of 8214 callers were having difficulties interpersonal relationships, often relation lovers and partners. Love affairs main reason telephone consultation among unmarried (51%), while marital disputes family problems common married (57%). Some people who suffered from mental disorders made calls asking help management or social support. These included rehabilitation psychoses (3.5%), sleep disturbance (3.2%), suicidal ideation (2.2%). The suggests that such a hotline service can be simple practicable crisis intervention approach suicide prevention