@article{ref1,
title="What responses do people at risk of suicide find most helpful and unhelpful from professionals and non-professionals?",
journal="Journal of mental health",
year="2020",
author="Nicholas, Angela and Pirkis, Jane and Reavley, Nicola",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: People at risk of suicide frequently communicate suicidal thoughts to professionals and non-professionals. These groups, therefore, need to be aware of how best to respond.   AIMS: We aimed to identify helpful and unhelpful responses to communications of suicide risk from the perspective of those at risk to inform suicide prevention messaging and education.   METHOD: We conducted an online survey (n = 141) of members of an online reference group for an Australian mental health organisation with a history of suicide risk.   RESULTS: Most respondents had repeatedly considered and attempted suicide. Indirect suicide communications were more common than direct communications. Listening without judgement was the most common helpful response and &quot;minimizing&quot; responses to suicidal thoughts and feelings, the most common unhelpful responses.   CONCLUSION: We make recommendations for suicide prevention messages and professional education content based on these findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-8237",
doi="10.1080/09638237.2020.1818701",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1818701"
}