Testing ways to assess suicide risk using speech and writing
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how well different questions and tasks (spoken and written) can measure suicide risk in adults who come to the emergency department for mental health reasons. It may help improve how quickly and accurately people at risk are identified.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult (age 18 or older) coming to the emergency department for mental health reasons
- You can give free and informed consent (sign the consent form willingly)
- You speak and write French fluently
- You do not have confusion or major memory/thinking problems at the time of assessment
- You are not having severe sudden worsening of psychosis
- You are not in a situation with very disruptive or unsafe acute behavior
- You are not affected by drugs or substances that impair thinking during the assessment
- You are not an adult under legal protection measures
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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