Results: Researchers look at suicide notes to help save lives
A research team at an Ohio children's hospital has been analyzing a collection of more than 1,300 suicide notes to try to help save lives. They are using advanced computer technology to analyze the language in the notes written by people of varying ages from all over North America who wrote suicide letters. They used them to enter into a computer program that accurately predicted by 93%, compared to what humans predicted of slightly more than 50% those that committed suicide. The computer keyed in on certain phrases or words.
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Do you think this could be a good tool for social workers, psychologist or doctors to use to get help for someone before their patient attempts suicide? Yes
60%
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701 votes
No
13%
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147 votes
Undecided
28%
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326 votes
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Do you know anyone who committed suicide? Yes
47%
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552 votes
No
53%
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622 votes
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