Researchers, clinicians and patients are increasingly using real-time monitoring methods to understand and predict suicidal thoughts and behaviours. These methods involve frequently assessing suicidal thoughts, but it is not known whether asking about suicide repeatedly is iatrogenic. We tested two questions about this approach: (a) does repeatedly assessing suicidal thinking over short periods of time increase suicidal thinking, and (b) is more frequent assessment of suicidal thinking associated with more severe suicidal thinking? In a real-time monitoring study (n = 101 participants, n = 12 793 surveys), we found no evidence to support the notion that repeated assessment of suicidal thoughts is iatrogenic.

研究人员、临床医生和患者越来越多地使用实时监测方法来了解和预测自杀念头和行为。这些方法涉及经常评估自杀念头，但不知道反复询问自杀是否是医源性的。我们测试了关于这种方法的两个问题：（a）在短时间内反复评估自杀想法是否会增加自杀想法，以及（b）更频繁地评估自杀想法是否与更严重的自杀想法相关？在一项实时监测研究（n = 101 名参与者，n = 12 793 次调查）中，我们发现没有证据支持重复评估自杀念头是医源性的观点。