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Table 4 Exploring of suicide risk depending on self-rated knowledge in Telephone Emergency Service sample

From: Depression stigma and management of suicidal callers: a cross-sectional survey of crisis hotline counselors

 

Self-rated knowledge about suicidality

(N = 887)

Poorly informed

(n = 11)

Less well informed

(n = 126)

Well informed

(n = 643)

Very well informed

(n = 107)

When do you pose concrete questions about suicidality? (N = 887)

%

%

%

%

Never (n = 3)

9.1

0

0.3

0

Only if the caller mentions suicidality himself (n = 227)

54.4

33.3

25.2

15.9

If proof becomes more evident throughout conversation (n = 334)

9.1

46.8

38.6

24.3

If I get suspicious (n = 322)

27.3

19.8

35.8

59.8

In every call (n = 1)

0

0

0.2

0