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Study Confirms Asking Directly About Suicide Doesn’t Cause More Harm

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What happened: A new study published in the Archives of Suicide Research showed that asking patients if they have suicidal thoughts or self-harm does not increase distress — confirming that asking directly about suicide doesn’t lead to more suicidal thoughts.

Researchers reviewed 17 studies and used systemic review and random-effect meta-analysis on eight of the studies to compare the outcomes where participants had been asked about the behaviors and those where they hadn’t been asked.

Scientists say forest plots showed there was no significant effects on asking about suicide-related behaviors, suicidal ideation or self-injury The study emphasized that although researchers found no harmful effects, more randomized controlled trials would be.

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