Crisis Intervention: Assessment & Practical Strategies

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Broadbent, M., Medina Grespan, M., Axford, K., Zhang, X., Srikumar, V., Kious, B., & Imel, Z. (2023). A machine learning approach to identifying suicide risk among text-based crisis counseling encounters. Frontiers in psychiatry, 14, 1110527. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1110527

Cera, N., Monteiro, J., Esposito, R., Di Francesco, G., Cordes, D., Caldwell, J. Z. K., & Cieri, F. (2022). Neural correlates of psychodynamic and non-psychodynamic therapies in different clinical populations through fMRI: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 16, 1029256. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.1029256

Chen, Y., Liu, Y., & Yan, Y. (2022). Revealing the spatiotemporal characteristics of the general public's panic levels during the pandemic crisis in China. Transactions in GIS : TG, 10.1111/tgis.13016. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13016

Edwards, D., Carrier, J., Csontos, J., Evans, N., Elliott, M., Gillen, E., Hannigan, B., Lane, R., & Williams, L. (2023). Review: Crisis responses for children and young people - a systematic review of effectiveness, experiences and service organisation (CAMH-Crisis). Child and adolescent mental health, 10.1111/camh.12639. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12639

Lupton, D., & Lewis, S. (2023). Australians' experiences of COVID-19 during the early months of the crisis: A qualitative interview study. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1092322. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1092322

Matoba K. (2023). 'Measuring' Collective Trauma: a Quantum Social Science Approach. Integrative psychological & behavioral science, 57(2), 412-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-022-09696-2

Mubarak, E., Turner, V., Shuman, A. G., Firn, J., & Price, D. (2022). Promoting Antiracist Mental Health Crisis Responses. AMA journal of ethics, 24(8), E788-E794. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2022.788

Pelosi, A. J., & Arulnathan, V. (2023). Neglecting the care of people with schizophrenia: here we go again. Psychological medicine, 53(4), 1-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723000247

Pope, L. G., Patel, A., Fu, E., Zingman, M., Warnock, A., Ellis, S., Ashekun, O., Watson, A., Wood, J., & Compton, M. T. (2023). Crisis Response Model Preferences of Mental Health Care Clients With Prior Misdemeanor Arrests and of Their Family and Friends. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), appips20220363. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220363

Sloover, M., van Est, L. A. C., Janssen, P. G. J., Hilbink, M., & van Ee, E. (2022). A meta-analysis of mentalizing in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and trauma and stressor related disorders. Journal of anxiety disorders, 92, 102641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102641

Su, Z., Zhang, H., McDonnell, D., Ahmad, J., Cheshmehzangi, A., & Yuan, C. (2022). Crisis communication strategies for health officials. Frontiers in public health, 10, 796572. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.796572

Wang, D., & Gupta, V. (2023). Crisis Intervention. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Ahn, L. H., Kivlighan, D. M., Jr., & Hill, C. E. (2021). Helping skills courses: The effects of student diversity and numeric marginalization on counseling self-efficacy, counseling self-stigma, and mental health. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Andrews, M. (2016). The existential crisis. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 21(1), 104–109.

Armour, C., Shevlin, M., Elklit, A., & Mroczek, D. (2012). A latent growth mixture modeling approach to PTSD symptoms in rape victims. Traumatology, 18(1), 20–28.

Armstrong, C. M., Ortigo, K. M., Avery-Leaf, S. N., & Hoyt, T. V. (2019). Cultural considerations in using mobile health in clinical care with military and veteran populations. Psychological Services, 16(2), 276–280.

Bhuptani, P. H., & Messman, T. L. (2021). Role of blame and rape-related shame in distress among rape victims. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Born, S. L., & Fenster, K. A. D. (2022). A case application of Adlerian play therapy with teachers to combat burnout and foster resilience. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(1), 46–55.

Brand, B. L., Kumar, S. A., & McEwen, L. E. (2019). Coverage of child maltreatment and adult trauma in graduate psychopathology textbooks. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(8), 919–926.

Brown-Iannuzzi, J. L., Golding, J. M., Gervais, W. M., Lynch, K. R., Wasarhaley, N. E., & Bainter, S. (2021). Will jurors believe nonbelievers? Perceptions of atheist rape victims in the courtroom. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 13(1), 119–126.

Bryant, R. A., & Harvey, A. G. (2000). Telephone crisis intervention skills: A simulated caller paradigm. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 21(2), 90–94.

Christopher, C., Wolchik, S., Tein, J.Y., Carr, C., Mahrer, N. E., & Sandler, I. (2017). Longterm effects of a parenting preventive intervention on young adults’ painful feelings about divorce. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(7), 799–809.

Chronister, K. M., Linville, D., Vargas, K., & Baraga, F. (2020). Critical consciousness development in a group intervention context: Examining clinician and participant verbalizations. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 24(4), 227–246.

ColeLewis, H. J., Kershaw, T. S., Earnshaw, V. A., Yonkers, K. A., Lin, H., & Ickovics, J. R. (2014). Pregnancyspecific stress, preterm birth, and gestational age among highrisk young women. Health Psychology, 33(9), 1033–1045.

Comans, T., Visser, V., & Scuffham, P. (2013). Cost effectiveness of a communitybased crisis intervention program for people bereaved by suicide. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 34(6), 390–397.

DeBate, R. D., Gatto, A., & Rafal, G. (2018). The effects of stigma on determinants of mental health help-seeking behaviors among male college students: An application of the information-motivation-behavioral skills model. American Journal of Men's Health, 12(5), 1286–1296.

Doki, S., Kaneko, H., Oi, Y., Usami, K., Sasahara, S., & Matsuzaki, I. (2016). Risk factors for suicidal ideation among telephone crisis hotline callers in Japan. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 37(6), 438–444.

Dreison, K. C., Luther, L., Bonfils, K. A., Sliter, M. T., McGrew, J. H., & Salyers, M. P. (2018). Job burnout in mental health providers: A metaanalysis of 35 years of intervention research. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23(1), 18–30.

Dutton, M. A., Dahlgren, S., Martinez, M., & Mete, M. (2021). The holistic healing arts retreat: An intensive, experiential intervention for survivors of interpersonal trauma. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Faubert, S. E. (2020). Review of Crisis intervention: Building resilience in troubled times [Review of the book Crisis intervention: Building resilience in troubled times, by L. G. Echterling, J. H. Presbury & J. E. McKee]. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(3), 237–238.

Fishburn, S., Meins, E., Fernyhough, C., Centifanti, L. C. M., & Larkin, F. (2021). Explaining the relation between early mind-mindedness and children’s mentalizing abilities: The development of an observational preschool assessment. Developmental Psychology.

Gilmour, M. B. (2001). A model for a telephone response system to disaster and trauma. Traumatology, 7(3), 120–124.

Halstensen, K., Gjestad, R., Luyten, P., Wampold, B., Granqvist, P., Stålsett, G., & Johnson, S. U. (2021). Depression and mentalizing: A psychodynamic therapy process study. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(6), 705–718.

Hätinen, M., Mäkikangas, A., Kinnunen, U., & Pekkonen, M. (2013). Recovery from burnout during a oneyear rehabilitation intervention with sixmonth followup: Associations with coping strategies. International Journal of Stress Management, 20(4), 364–390.

Hill, N. T. M. (2020). Review of Reducing the toll of suicide: Resources for communities, groups, and individuals [Review of the book Reducing the toll of suicide: Resources for communities, groups, and individuals, by D. De Leo & V. Poštuvan, Eds.]. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Advance online publication.

Hoffenkamp, H. N., Tooten, A., Hall, R. A. S., Braeken, J., Eliëns, M. P. J., Vingerhoets, A. J. J. M., & van Bakel, H. J. A. (2015). Effectiveness of hospitalbased video interaction guidance on parental interactive behavior, bonding, and stress after preterm birth: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83(2), 416–429.

Hutman, H., & Ellis, M. V. (2020). Supervisee nondisclosure in clinical supervision: Cultural and relational considerations. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14(4), 308–315.

Jamison, E. C., Bol, K. A., & Mintz, S. N. (2019). Analysis of the effects on time between divorce decree and suicide. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40(5), 309–316.

Jones, E. E., Wynne, M. F., & Watson, D. D. (1986). Client perception of treatment in crisis intervention and longerterm psychotherapies. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 23(1), 120–132.

Kamen, D. G. (2009). How can we stop our children from hurting themselves? Stages of change, motivational interviewing, and exposure therapy applications for nonsuicidal selfinjury in children and adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 5(1), 106–123.

Keane, B. P., Paterno, D., Kastner, S., Krekelberg, B., & Silverstein, S. M. (2019). Intact illusory contour formation but equivalently impaired visual shape completion in first- and later-episode schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(1), 57–68.

Keefe, J. R., Huque, Z. M., DeRubeis, R. J., Barber, J. P., Milrod, B. L., & Chambless, D. L. (2019). In-session emotional expression predicts symptomatic and panic-specific reflective functioning improvements in panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 56(4), 514–525.

Keum, B. T., Bartholomew, T. T., Robbins, K. A., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Lockard, A. J., Kivlighan, D. M., Jr., Kang, E., Joy, E. E., & Maldonado Aguiñiga, S. (2021). Therapist and counseling center effects on international students’ counseling outcome: A mixed methods study. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Kim, D.H., Rodríguez Andrés, A., & Leigh, J. P. (2020). Sexspecific impact of changes in job status on suicidal ideation. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(2), 89–96.

Kinnunen, S. M., Puolakanaho, A., Tolvanen, A., Mäkikangas, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2019). Does mindfulness, acceptance, and valuebased intervention alleviate burnout?—A personcentered approach. International Journal of Stress Management, 26(1), 89–101.

Kiser, L. J., Miller, A. B., Mooney, M. A., Vivrette, R., & Davis, S. R. (2020). Integrating parents with trauma histories into child trauma treatment: Establishing core components. Practice Innovations, 5(1), 65–80.

Kitchingman, T. A., Wilson, C. J., Caputi, P., Woodward, A., & Hunt, T. (2015). Development and evaluation of the Telephone Crisis Support Skills Scale. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(6), 407–415.

Lemola, S. (2015). Longterm outcomes of very preterm birth: Mechanisms and interventions. European Psychologist, 20(2), 128–137.

Lind, M., Vanwoerden, S., Bo, S., & Sharp, C. (2021). Borderline personality disorder in adolescence: The role of narrative identity in the intrapsychic reasoning system. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

Mansfield, Y., Hamilton, S., Argus, J., Wyder, M., Macready, R., James, B., Stewart, C., & Meehan, T. (2021). A shelter in the storm—Acceptability and feasibility of a brief clinical intervention for suicidal crisis. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention.

Mazzer, K., O'Riordan, M., Woodward, A., & Rickwood, D. (2021). A systematic review of user expectations and outcomes of crisis support services. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42(6), 465–473.

Meixner, C., O'Donoghue, C. R., & Witt, M. (2013). Accessing crisis intervention services after brain injury: A mixed methods study. Rehabilitation Psychology, 58(4), 377–385.

Menzies, R. E., Sharpe, L., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2021). The effect of mortality salience on bodily scanning behaviors in anxiety-related disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(2), 141–151.

Morley, W. E., & Brown, V. B. (1969). The crisisintervention group: A natural mating or a marriage of convenience? Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 6(1), 30–36.

Nillni, Y. I., Fox, A. B., Cox, K., Paul, E., Vogt, D., & Galovski, T. E. (2021). The impact of military sexual trauma and warfare exposure on women veterans’ perinatal outcomes. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Øverup, C. S., Ciprić, A., Gad Kjeld, S., Strizzi, J. M., Sander, S., Lange, T., & Hald, G. M. (2020). Cooperation after divorce: A randomized controlled trial of an online divorce intervention on hostility. Psychology of Violence. Advance online publication.

Parkar, S. R., Nagarsekar, B., & Weiss, M. G. (2009). Explaining suicide in an urban slum of Mumbai, India: A sociocultural autopsy. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 30(4), 192–201.

Pompili, M., Innamorati, M., Vichi, M., Masocco, M., Vanacore, N., Lester, D., Serafini, G., Tatarelli, R., De Leo, D., & Girardi, P. (2011). Inequalities and impact of socioeconomiccultural factors in suicide rates across Italy. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(4), 178–185.

Poston, J. M., & Hanson, W. E. (2010). Metaanalysis of psychological assessment as a therapeutic intervention. Psychological Assessment, 22(2), 203–212.

Ramos, J. A., & Ramos, S. (2021). Process of change and effectiveness of family constellations: “On the verge of divorce, I glimpse my finitude.” A mixed methods single case study on suicidal ideation. The Humanistic Psychologist.

Resick, P. A., Williams, L. F., Suvak, M. K., Monson, C. M., & Gradus, J. L. (2012). Longterm outcomes of cognitive–behavioral treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder among female rape survivors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(2), 201–210.

Robinson, O. C., & Smith, J. A. (2010). The stormy search for self in early adulthood: Developmental crisis and the dissolution of dysfunctional personae. The Humanistic Psychologist, 38(2), 120–145.

Roškar, S., Podlesek, A., Kuzmanić, M., Demšar, L. O., Zaletel, M., & Marušič, A. (2011). Suicide risk and its relationship to change in marital status. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(1), 24–30.

Rowen, J., Giedgowd, G., & Baran, D. (2021). Effective and accessible telephone-based psychotherapy and supervision. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.

Satin, G. E., & Fisher, R. P. (2019). Investigative utility of the Cognitive Interview: Describing and finding perpetrators. Law and Human Behavior, 43(5), 491–506.

Schneider, L. H., Pawluk, E. J., Milosevic, I., Shnaider, P., Rowa, K., Antony, M. M., Musielak, N., & McCabe, R. E. (2021). The Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool in action: A preliminary evaluation of a semistructured diagnostic interview for DSM-5 disorders. Psychological Assessment.

Skelton, F. C., Frowd, C. D., Hancock, P. J. B., Jones, H. S., Jones, B. C., Fodarella, C., Battersby, K., & Logan, K. (2020). Constructing identifiable composite faces: The importance of cognitive alignment of interview and construction procedure. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 26(3), 507–521.

Spencer, C., Mallory, A. B., Cafferky, B. M., Kimmes, J. G., Beck, A. R., & Stith, S. M. (2019). Mental health factors and intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Violence, 9(1), 1–17.

Spokas, M. (2019). Cultural considerations in defining emotional disorders. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 26(2), Article e12283.

Tomfohr-Madsen, L., Cameron, E. E., Dunkel Schetter, C., Campbell, T., O'Beirne, M., Letourneau, N., & Giesbrecht, G. F. (2019). Pregnancy anxiety and preterm birth: The moderating role of sleep. Health Psychology, 38(11), 1025–1035.

Vaskinn, A., & Abu-Akel, A. (2019). The interactive effect of autism and psychosis severity on theory of mind and functioning in schizophrenia. Neuropsychology, 33(2), 195–202.

Walsh, K., Badour, C. L., Zuromski, K. L., Gilmore, A. K., Kilpatrick, D. G., Acierno, R., & Resnick, H. S. (2021). A secondary analysis of a brief video intervention on suicidal ideation among recent rape victims. Psychological Services, 18(4), 703–708.

Wang, Y.-y., Ge, M.-h., Zhu, G.-h., Jiang, N.-z., Wang, G.-z., Lv, S.-x., Zhang, Q., Guo, J.-n., Tian, X., Lui, S. S. Y., Cheung, E. F. C., Heerey, E. A., Sun, H.-w., & Chan, R. C. K. (2020). Emotion–behavior decoupling in individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(4), 331–342.

Willie, T. C., Powell, A., Callands, T., Sipsma, H., Peasant, C., Magriples, U., Alexander, K., & Kershaw, T. (2019). Investigating intimate partner violence victimization and reproductive coercion victimization among young pregnant and parenting couples: A longitudinal study. Psychology of Violence, 9(3), 278–287.

Zhang, Y., Yip, P. S. F., Chang, S.S., Wong, P. W. C., & Law, F. Y. W. (2015). Association between changes in risk factor status and suicidal ideation incidence and recovery. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(6), 390–398.

Additional References:
Aguilera PhD, Donna C. and Janice M. Messick, M.S.; Crisis Intervention: Theory and methodology; The C.V. Mosby Company: St. Louis; 1982

Bell, Chastity Hope; Robinson III, Edward H. Shared Trauma in Counseling: Information and Implications for Counselors. Journal of Mental Health Counseling. Oct2013, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p310323. 14p. 1 Chart.

Bleiberg E,Treating professionals in crisis: a framework focused on promoting mentalizing; Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic, 2003 Summer, Vol. 67, Issue 3

Cornelius LJ, Simpson GM, Ting L, Wiggins E, Lipford S; Reach out and I'll be there: mental health crisis intervention and mobile outreach services to Urban African Americans. Health & Social Work, 2003 Feb, Vol. 28, Issue 1

Dattilio FM; Crisis intervention techniques for panic disorder. American Journal Of Psychotherapy, 2001, Vol. 55, Issue 3

Dykeman, Bruce F., Cultural Implications of Crisis Intervention. Journal of Instructional Psychology, Mar2005, Vol. 32, Issue 1

Fairchild PhD, Thomas N. (ed); Crisis Intervention for SchoolBased Helpers; Charles C. Thomas: Springfield, Illinois; 1986

Getz, William, Allen E. Wiesen, Stan Sue, and Amy Ayers; Fundamentals of Crisis Counseling; Lexington Books: Massachusetts; 1974

Gould, Madelyn S.; Cross, Wendi; Pisani, Anthony R.; Munfakh, Jimmie Lou; Kleinman, Marjorie. Impact of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Suicide & LifeThreatening Behavior. Dec2013, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p676691. 16p. 4 Charts. DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12049.

Miller, Jerry; Rowe, William S; Cracking the Black Box: What Makes an Arts Intervention Program Work?; Best Practice in Mental Health: An International Journal, January 2009, Vol 5 Issue 1, p52

Puture, Laura. H&HN: Reaching Out to Teens In Need. Hospitals & Health Networks. Mar2013, Vol. 87 Issue 3, p5353. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.

SAMHSA. (2003). Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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