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Appendices
PROTOCOL FOR POST QUESTIONNAIRE
ADOLESCENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF DEPRESSION AND HELP-SEEKING
BEHAVIORS
Research Coordinator Instructions for Telephone (or face) interviews post Questionnaire
completion:
Suicidal Ideation/Possible Suicidality
1. For Question #14 in the RADS-2: "I feel like hurting myself' (4) Most of the
time; (3) Sometimes; (2) Hardly ever; (1) Almost never
2. If a respondent responds with:
• Four or Three: "Most of the time" or Sometimes: Ask the following follow-up
questions in a calm professional neutral manner.
♦ Ql: You have reported that "you feel like hurting yourself (Sometimes or
Most of the time). Are you thinking now about hurting yourself?
If NO: "Your school counsellor is an excellent person to review these
feelings with you and help figure out what can be done to help. It would be a good idea if
you check in and make an appointment with them to let them know how you are feeling.
Your doctor and the Crisis Line are great resources if you think about harming yourself
again. You might also find the resource pamphlet helpful in the future-the one that we
handed out to you immediately after the Questionnaire. The pamphlet also contains the
Crisis Line number. Do you still have it? If not, we can e-mail or fax another one to you,
or your school counsellor has some extra. I have just a couple more questions for you.
Make sure you have written down the NO response to the Question: Are you thinking of
hurting yourself NOW?" Continue with the interview.
If YES: We recommend checking in and booking a time to talk to your
school counsellor about these feelings. Would you like an appointment to be arranged with
the school counsellor?
If the answer is Yes to this Question:
Action- the school counsellor will be provided with JUST the name of the participant, set up a
time for the respondent to meet with the school counsellor, and have the school counsellor
contact the respondent with the booking, SAY to respondent- I will pass on your name to your
school counsellor, Name X XXX, and send a note to your [parent/guardian] but will NOT
give them any answers to your questions. The school counsellor will be contacting you about
your appointment time.
If the answer is No to this Question:
Action- the school counsellor will be provided the name of the participant and will be informed
that we have recommended this participant make contact with the school counsellor, The parent
/guardian will be contacted to say that their child has been referred to the school counsellor.
SAY to respondent-I am passing on your name to your school counsellor, Name ,OCXXX, and we
recommend that you make contact with her/him. We will also contact your parent/guardian and
let them know that we are recommending that you check in with your school counsellor for
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