Table 4 Illustrative quotes of discursive frames
Frame | Student pharmacist quote |
|---|---|
Confident | “Have you thought about suicide?” [Student no. 18] |
Timid | “Considered it? Um…okay um…I think you should…um you should contact the primary care doctor and um…and talk more with the primary care doctor…and um you could also talk to your sister especially um…make sure you get the help. Um…would you like me to call um…” [Student no. 22] |
Empathetic | “It seems like there might be something else going on. Um I’m a little concerned when you mentioned that you’re feeling hopeless and I don’t want you to take this the wrong way but I really care about you and your well-being so I wanna know” [Student no. 1] |
Apathetic | “Oh okay. That doesn’t sound good. Make sure um…do you have anyone else at home or are you living by yourself at the moment?” [Student no. 37] |
Direct | “Are you experiencing any suicidal thoughts or have you thought about suicide?” [Student no. 21] |
Indirect | “Have you been thinking of um harming yourself or doing something?” [Student no. 36] |