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Caregiver Familiarity . This was assessed using two
factors: i) caregiver’s experience of prior mental health
treatment ; and ii) caregiver’s experience of prior suicidality .
Caregiver’s experience of prior mental health treatment. This
was assessed by two items: 1) “Have you ever received
psychological treatment in the past?” 2) “Have you ever been
prescribed medication for a psychological problem in the past?”(both Yes/No responses). Respondents who responded yes to either item
were coded 1(yes) and all others 0 (no).
Caregiver’s experience of prior suicidality . This was assessed
by three items: 1) “Do you have a history of suicidal
ideation/behaviour?” 2) “Do you have a history of deliberate
self-harm ideation/behaviour?” (Yes/No responses), 3) “How
many times have you made a suicide attempt (with intent to die)?”Responses for the last item were provided using a Likert scale (‘0 =
none’, ‘1 = one’, ‘2 = two’, ‘3 = three’, ‘4 = four or more’).
Finally, all items were summed to form one score with higher scores
indicating greater parental familiarity. Cronbach’s alpha was .74.