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ML Algorithms Can Predict Suicide Risk More Readily Than Clinicians
- DanBC 10y ago> die by suicide It's nice to see US publications move to different language. > But a new study concludes that the science of suicide prediction is dismal, and the established warning signs about as accurate as tea leaves. Yes. To be fair, that's not really new information. Current advice is to avoid suicide risk assessment scales because they're based on weak evidence. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/4/277 http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/209/4/277 One thing the submitted article doesn't talk about: You've identified someone at high risk of attempting suicide. What do you do? What intervention do you provide?