Resource Tag: CANADA. ALBERTA. EDMONTON

The relationship between histories of suicide attempts, psychiatric disorders & other social problems was assessed by examining data from a random sample of 3,254 residents of Edmonton who were administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule & the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire by trained interviewers. It was found that a history of mental disorders was 2.6 times […]

The Welfare Information Service (now AID Service of Edmonton) was formed in 1960 as a result of a study indicating a need for a central information & referral service. Other agencies evolving from W.I.S. are: the distress line in 1972; the Suicide Prevention Program in 1976; crisis outreach & referral evaluation in 1979; & the […]

This article appeared in the June 21, 1982 issue of Alberta Report. It concerns the rescue of an adult male, who threatened to jump from the High Level Bridge, by an Edmonton City Police sergeant. (NBB)

The AID Centre of Edmonton is a central information & referral service, operating with a mandate to “help link people to resources”. This article relates the history of the centre from its formation in January 1960 to its present organization & function. Brief discussions of the components of the Centre–the distress lines, crisis outreach & […]

Provides a description of, list of goals & objectives for, rationale of, facilities of, staffing of, financing for and services provided by the Personal Development Centre.

A look at suicide statistics designed for the Alberta psychiatrist. It looked at the number of attempts treated in Alberta hospitals each year, the number of successful suicides in relation to number of attempts, rates for schizophrenia & manic-depressive psychosis, rates of suicide at various times of admission into a mental hospital & the ratio […]

Anorexia Nervosa presents a complex, multi-faceted challenge to nursing intervention. Drawing from the variety of techniques which have arisen in response to the increased prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa, the authors have devised a holistic standardized care plan for the hospitalizated Anorexic patient. Through the use of a case study and care plan they share nursing […]

AID Service of Edmonton provides a multi-thrust approach to information & referral which includes crisis intervention & suicide prevention, intervention & postvention services, as well as public education. AID’s development since 1960 is described.

Several survivors of suicide, members of the Edmonton Suicide Bereavement Program, relate their experiences. The events leading to the deaths & the after-effects are vividly expressed. The support group process is revealed. This is an excellent article for those attempting to understand self-help.

Study of the conditions and dynamics of adolescent suicidal behavior to determine the possible prescence of personality patterns or components that might distinquish suicide attempters from non-attempters. Subjects were interviewed and then administered the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, the Group Personality Projective Test and the Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank. (KB)