Follow-up Telephone Interviews

One month later^(a)

Three months later^(a)

(N = 8)

(N = 7)

Items

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

A. Mental Health and Suicidality

1. Do you have a wish to die?

I have no wish to die.

5

62.5

7

100.0

I have a weak wish to die.

2

25.0

0

0.0

I have a moderate-to-strong wish to die.

1

12.5

0

0.0

2. Have you thought of killing yourself recently?

I rarely or only occasionally think about killing myself.

6

75.0

7

100.0

I have frequent thoughts about killing myself.

2

25.0

0

0.0

I continuously think about killing myself.

0

0.0

0

0.0

3. What is/are your primary reason(s) for attempting suicide?

Primarily aimed at influencing other people.

3

37.5

2

28.6

Not only aiming to influence other people, but also representing a way of solving my problems.

3

37.5

2

28.6

Primarily based upon escaping from my problems.

2

25.0

3

42.9

4. Do you expect to make another suicide attempt?

I do not expect to make a suicide attempt.

5

62.5

4

57.1

I am unsure whether I shall make a suicide attempt.

3

37.5

3

42.9

I am sure that I shall make a suicide attempt.

0

0.0

0

0.0

B. About Being Contacted

5. How did you feel about being contacted?

Positive.

7

87.5

6

85.7

Neutral.

1

12.5

1

14.3

Negative.

0

0.0

0

0.0

6. How did you feel about receiving the face-to-face interview (would you have preferred a phone call or some other method of contact)?

Face-to-face interview.

3

37.5

4

57.1

Telephone.

5

62.5

3

42.9

7. Would you have preferred to have your contact method passed to us by someone else such as the police or a member of the Police Negotiation Cadre (PNC)?

Yes.

4

50.0

0

0.0

No.

4

50.0

7

100.0