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Should You Ever Ask Someone ā€œAre You Suicidal?”

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For every person ā€œAre you suicidal?ā€ may assist, there are many more of us who are scared into silence when those words are uttered. Why? Well, ā€œAre you suicidal?ā€ is, in fact, the king of the suicide risk assessment questionnaire. ā€œAre you suicidal?ā€ has become the red, neon, flashing sign that screams ā€œStop! Don’t talk to me!ā€ Perhaps this might just explain why suicide risk assessments are well known not to work.