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. 2017 Feb 2;8:7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00007

Table 5.

Detail of variables decision tree.

Condition Item Answer
Node 3 (NSR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 ≥4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Quite important and extremely important
Node 6 (NSR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 ≥1.5 I have headaches Sometimes, frequently, and always
DEQ 19 ≥6.5 I become frightened when I feel alone Strongly agree
Node 8 (NSR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 ≥1.5 I have headaches Sometimes, frequently, and always
DEQ 19 <6.5 I become frightened when I feel alone Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
OQ 31 <1.5 I am satisfied with my life Frequently and always
Node 11 (NSR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 ≥1.5 I have headaches Sometimes, frequently, and always
DEQ 19 <6.5 I become frightened when I feel alone Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
OQ 31 ≥1.5 I am satisfied with my life Sometimes, rarely, and never
DEQ 16 <5.5 There are times when I feel “empty” inside Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, and agree
RFL 38 ≥1.5 I am afraid of the actual “act” of killing myself Quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, somewhat important, quite important, and extremely important
Node 12 (SR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 ≥1.5 I have headaches Sometimes, frequently, and always
DEQ 19 <6.5 I become frightened when I feel alone Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
OQ 31 ≥1.5 I am satisfied with my life Sometimes, rarely, and never
DEQ 16 <5.5 There are times when I feel “empty” inside Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, and agree
RFL 38 <1.5 I am afraid of the actual “act” of killing myself Quite unimportant
Node 13 (SR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 ≥1.5 I have headaches Sometimes, frequently, and always
DEQ 19 <6.5 I become frightened when I feel alone Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
OQ 31 ≥1.5 I am satisfied with my life Sometimes, rarely, and never
DEQ 16 >5.5 There are times when I feel “empty” inside Strongly agree
Node 15 (NSR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 <1.5 I have headaches Never and rarely
DEQ 56 ≥5.5 In my relationships with others, I am very concerned about what they can give to me Strongly agree
Node 16 (SR)
OQ 8 <0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Never
RFL 25 <4.5 I am too stable to kill myself Not at all important, quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, and somewhat important
OQ 45 <1.5 I have headaches Never and rarely
DEQ 56 <5.5 In my relationships with others, I am very concerned about what they can give to me Strongly disagree, disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
Node 20 (NSR)
OQ 8 ≥0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Rarely, sometimes, frequently, and always
OQ 13 <1.5 I am a happy person Frequently and always
DEQ 48 ≥2.5 I feel good about myself whether I succeed or fail Disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
RFL 45 ≥2.5 I see no reason to hurry death along Somewhat unimportant, somewhat important, quite important, and extremely important
Node 21 (SR)
OQ 8 ≥0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Rarely, sometimes, frequently, and always
OQ 13 <1.5 I am a happy person Frequently and always
DEQ 48 ≥2.5 I feel good about myself whether I succeed or fail Disagree, fairly agree, agree, and strongly agree
RFL 45 <2.5 I see no reason to hurry death along Not important and quite unimportant
Node 22 (SR)
OQ 8 ≥0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Rarely, sometimes, frequently, and always
OQ 13 <1.5 I am a happy person Frequently and always
DEQ 48 <2.5 I feel good about myself whether I succeed or fail Strongly disagree
Node 25 (NSR)
OQ 8 ≥0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Rarely, sometimes, frequently, and always
OQ 13 ≥1.5 I am a happy person Never, rarely, and sometimes
RFL 12 ≥5.5 Live is all we have and is better than nothing Extremely important
DEQ 3 ≥6.5 I tend to be satisfied with my current plans and goals, rather than striving for higher goals Strongly agree
Node 26 (SR)
OQ 8 ≥0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Rarely, sometimes, frequently, and always
OQ 13 ≥1.5 I am a happy person Never, rarely, and sometimes
RFL 12 ≥5.5 Live is all we have and is better than nothing Extremely important
DEQ 3 <6.5 I tend to be satisfied with my current plans and goals, rather than striving for higher goals Strongly agree, agree, fairly agree, disagree, strongly disagree, and total disagree
Node 27 (SR)
OQ8 ≥0.5 I have thoughts of ending my life Rarely, sometimes, frequently, and always
OQ13 ≥1.5 I am a happy person Never, rarely, and sometimes
RFL 12 <5.5 Live is all we have and is better than nothing Quite unimportant, somewhat unimportant, somewhat important, and quite important

NSR, non-suicide risk (without risk of ideation or attempt); SR, with suicide risk; RFL, reasons for living; OQ, Outcome Questionnaire; DEQ, Depressive Experience Questionnaire.