In practice , the diagnosis of risk for suicide is tempered by the at risk persons civil liberties. In the U.S. at least, holding someone against their will requires a judges order. Even if it for their own safety. So , the diagnostic tools are geared toward getting the sufferer to admit they have suicidal ideations, a suicide plan, and the means to carry out the plan. These questions are designed to meet legal standards for involuntary institutionalization.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!
