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. 2018 May 18;18:132. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1722-y

Table 6.

Significant associations between type of training and specific intentionsa

Type of training Positive intentions that were more likely Negative intentions that were less likely
Professional Ask if he/she has been thinking about killing himself/herself.
Ask if he/she has the means to kill himself/herself.
Ask if he/she has a plan for suicide—for example a date or how they will die.
Reassure you know exactly how badly he/she feels.
Would try to make him/her understand that suicide is wrong.
Tell him/her how much it will hurt his/her family and friends if he/she were to kill himself/herself.
MHFA Ask if he/she has been thinking about killing himself/herself.
Ask if he/she has the means to kill himself/herself.
Ask if he/she has a plan for suicide—for example a date or how they will die.
Would try to make him/her understand that suicide is wrong.
Other Listen to problems without judgement
Ask if he/she has been thinking about killing himself/herself.
Ask if he/she has the means to kill himself/herself.
Ask if he/she has a plan for suicide—for example a date or how they will die.
Would try to make him/her understand that suicide is wrong.

aSignificant with Bonferroni-adjusted alpha of 0.05/15 = 0.003