TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - A test of the effectiveness of a list of suicide warning signs for the public
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Van Orden, Kimberly A.
A1  - Joiner, Thomas E.
A1  - Hollar, Daniel
A1  - Rudd, Michael David
A1  - Mandrusiak, Michael
A1  - Silverman, Morton M.
SP  - 272
EP  - 287
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
N2  - In this study we examined the effect that reading a list of warning signs for suicide has on beliefs about suicide, including the belief that one can recognize a suicidal crisis. All participants read two sets of warning signs (with only the experimental group reading the suicide warning signs) and then answered questions concerning beliefs related to three health problems. Results indicate that participants who read the suicide warning signs reported greater abilities to recognize if someone is suicidal but did not report stronger beliefs that suicidal individuals are partly to blame, nor did they report lower likelihoods of befriending suicidal individuals. Results suggest that reading the list of warning signs may be effective in increasing the public's ability to recognize suicidal crises without creating or magnifying stigmatizing beliefs about suicidal individuals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2006.36.3.272
ID  - ref1
ER  -