Table 4 Responses to three questions about suicide-related knowledge from the Scale of Public Attitudes about Suicide (SPAS) by 179 psychiatrists from Shanghai and 548 urban community members
From: Cross-sectional study of attitudes about suicide among psychiatrists in Shanghai
Question | Sample | Definitely agree% | Mostly agree% | Neither agree nor disagree% | Mostly disagree% | Definitely disagree% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons who have attempted suicide may repeat their suicidal behaviora | Psychiatrists | 50.3 | 40.8 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Community members | 36.3 | 36.3 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | |
Talking about suicide-related issues with an individual does not precipitate suicidal behaviorb | Psychiatrists | 12.3 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 29.6 | 7.8 |
Community members | 5.5 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 28.3 | 45.3 | |
Individuals who say they intend to kill themselves may actually do itc | Psychiatrists | 15.6 | 25.7 | 21.2 | 32.4 | 5.0 |
Community members | 10.2 | 14.6 | 17.7 | 38.1 | 19.3 |