Case report of psychiatric intervention by mail: a way of responding to a suicidal crisis.
The authors received a letter from a woman undergoing a suicidal crisis. They replied in writing to the woman and her husband and to her local mental health center. This nontraditional yet empathic, anonymous contact enabled the woman to obtain counseling.
D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003376:Counseling; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011177:Postal Service; D014956:Writing; D000092864:Suicide Prevention