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C Van Heeringen

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PubMed2006

[Information about electroconvulsive therapy on the internet].

This article aims to provide a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the information about electroconvulsive therapy that is currently available on the internet. We carried out a quantitative assessment by entering five search terms into eight (meta)search engines. We achieved our qualitative assessment by visiting the first twenty websites generated by each search on one of the search engines, in particular Google (www.google.com), and by scoring these websites with an adapted Sandvik-score. We conclude that the scored websites are technically sound but are incomplete as far as content is concerned.

Electroconvulsive Therapy↗
PubMed2006

[Cyber-suicide: the role of the internet in suicidal behaviour. A case study].

The article describes two cases of attempted suicide which were prepared and carried out with the help of information on the internet. It appears therefore that the internet can lower the threshold for and increase the risk of suicidal behaviour. The internet can provide the necessary information and at the same time trigger imitation and interaction. In addition, however, the internet can play a positive role by helping to prevent suicide.

Female↗
PubMed1998

Strategies to increase compliance with out-patient aftercare among patients referred to a psychiatric emergency department: a multi-centre controlled intervention study.

BACKGROUND: Compliance with referral for out-patient aftercare of psychiatric emergency patients is limited. This study investigated the efficacy of a combination of several referral strategies (fixed appointment, involvement of the family, presence of the aftercare person, motivational counselling) in increasing referral and treatment compliance of patients referred to the psychiatric emergency department of three general hospitals. METHODS: A randomized controlled design was used to assess the effect of this experimental condition on referral compliance and on continuation of aftercare treatment. RESULTS: A significant beneficial effect on compliance with the referral was found in two hospitals and a near-significant effect in the third. After 3 months of aftercare, the influence of the experimental procedure on adherence to therapy was still significant in two hospitals, but not in the third. CONCLUSIONS: Helping the patient to attend an initial appointment can be achieved by a combination of practical and organizational arrangements.

Aftercare↗
PubMed1996

Patients with psychiatric emergencies transported by an ambulance in an urban region.

This paper studies the use of an ambulance service in the case of psychiatric emergency referrals. A cross-sectional design was used to compare the patients brought in by an ambulance with all other psychiatric emergency referrals. The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as well as the referral pattern of both groups of patients are compared. Results show that an important proportion of patients brought in by an ambulance can be described as high risk referrals. However, for another group of referrals the ambulance is used for other reasons. The possibility of using alternative social services in these cases are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1995

The management of non-compliance with referral to out-patient after-care among attempted suicide patients: a controlled intervention study.

The failure to comply with referral for out-patient after-care is a well-documented problem among attempted suicide patients. The present study aimed at the investigation of an experimental referral procedure by means of a randomized controlled study. Non-compliant patients in the experimental group were visited in their homes by a community nurse in order to assess reasons for non-compliance and to motivate patients to comply with referral. One year after their suicide attempt patients were visited in their homes in order to assess repetition of suicidal behaviour. Uni- and multi-variate analyses showed a significant beneficial effect of the experimental procedure on compliance with referral. A near-significant effect of the experimental procedure on the rate of repetition of suicidal behaviour was found.

Adolescent↗