Year: 1980 Source: Hu Li Tsa Chih. Journal of Nursing, v.27, no.2, (April 1980), p.31-36 SIEC No: 19850911

The author reviews the epidemiology & demography of self destructive behavior among college & university students & lists techniques that may help faculty members, counsellors & nurses to intervene in a crisis: a) help the student gain an intellectual understanding of the crisis; b) help him to verbalize his present feelings; c) help him explore available coping devices; d) summarize his accomplishments thus far, to reconfirm his sense of worth. 35 ref. (NBB)