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"She never told me she'd had any thought of harming the children before," he said.
The latter group (i.e. reporting that the thought of harming themselves occurred sometimes or often) are defined in this study as experiencing SI.
Two of the original items were modified: "Things have been getting on top of me" was changed to "I have had trouble coping" and "The thought of harming myself has occurred to me" was changed to "The thought of harming myself or others has occurred to me".
9% of 4,150 women who completed the EPDS question relating to suicidal ideation reported some suicidal ideation (including hardly ever); 4% reported that the thought of harming themselves had occurred to them sometimes or quite often.
The results of this study support the retention of Item 10 The thought of harming myself has occurred to me, despite previous factor analytic studies which led to its exclusion.
We defined suicidal ideation (SI) in these women as the thought of harming themselves "sometimes" or "quite often" as indicated in the response to question 10 of the EPDS.
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