I don’t think you realize how often depressed people say they will but don’t commit suicide, and also being able to know when is quite remarkable - I think this study is pretty interesting, and not as obvious as you think it is.

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willsmith72 a day ago | parent [-]

yeah but look how much overhead this is

> They were sent brief (20-item) smartphone-based surveys 6 times/day for 3 months

Is that in any way realistic? 120 answers/day??

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emerongi a day ago | parent | next [-]

Assessing my mental state that often could lead to a crisis, if I’m already a bit unstable.

A dark take: “We can predict suicides by driving people to commit them”.

	▲	autumnstwilight a day ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, I can't see what the questions were, but if they were about suicidal thoughts and plans, having to read, consider and respond to those questions six times a day would certainly reinforce any tendency to think about it, just through sheer exposure.

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CSSer a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Makes me consider it just by thinking about enduring that