The association between reattempted suicide and incoming calls to the brief contact intervention service, VigilanS: a study of the clinical profile of callers

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Rusé, Jeanne, Clenet, Adeline, Vaiva, Guillaume, Debien, Christophe, Arbus, Christophe, Salles, Juliette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.01.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Borderline personality disorder; Brief contact intervention service; Callers; Crisis intervention (Psychiatry); Demographic aspects; France - epidemiology; Humans; Influence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Suicidal behavior; Suicide; Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control; VigilanS; France; Brief contact intervention service; Callers; Suicide; Borderline personality disorder; VigilanS

Suicide is a major health problem globally. As attempted suicide is a major risk factor for suicide, specific prevention strategies have been designed for use thereafter. An example is the brief contact intervention (BCI). In this regard, France employs a composite BCI, VigilanS, which utilizes thre...