Table 1 Core items of the SIQ, that form the “scale of the 8 critical items”
No | Item | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | I thought about how I would kill myself | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
4 | I thought about when I would kill myself | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
5 | I thought about people dying | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
7 | I thought about what to write in a suicide note | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
8 | I thought about writing a will | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
9 | I thought about telling people I plan to kill myself | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
13 | I thought about how easy it would be to end it all | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
18 | I thought if I had the chance I would kill myself | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |