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by lexhaynes 3487 days ago
The patient underwent this therapy under the guidance of a doctor. Any increase in suicidal thoughts would have been caught.

This is a much riskier therapy to try on your own, true.

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> Any increase in suicidal thoughts would have been caught.

The many thousands of people who die by suicide each year while under the care of a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurse, etc show that merely catching suicidal thoughts isn't always enough.