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Just ask them. This algo uses survey results for its input anyway, so why not just ask people directly? I find the notion of "predicting suicidal thoughts" to b
by ademup 5y ago
Just ask them. This algo uses survey results for its input anyway, so why not just ask people directly? I find the notion of "predicting suicidal thoughts" to be overreaching and struggle to stay off of the slippery slope of thinking how dangerous such a thing could be institutionally.
There's a normed and valid survey that asks the question already. OQ Measures' YOQ 2.0 Youth Questionnaire is widely used in behavioral health programs. Answers to these questions are combined to form a sub scale score that a professional may use in implementing feedback informed treatment.
Q21. I have hurt myself on purpose (for example, cut, scratched, or attempted suicide).
Q41. I think about suicide or feel I would be better off dead.
- RangerScience 5y agoAFAIK, most people who are at risk of suicide do not have someone in their lives who "can just ask them directly", that's a key factor in why they're suicidal in the first place. So you'd specifically want a means of detection for people who no-one is in a position to directly ask.
- tsimionescu 5y agoBut this method already relies on survey answers, so it's not helpful in this regard.