19 Facts About Suicide terminology

Suicide terminology-related ideation with no suicidal intention is when an individual has thoughts of engaging in suicide-related behavior but has no intention to do so.

Suicide terminology-related ideation with some suicidal intent is when an individual has thoughts of engaging in suicide-related behavior and possesses suicidal intent.

Suicide terminology-related communications are any interpersonal act of imparting, conveying, or transmitting thoughts, wishes, desires, or intent for which there is evidence that the act of communication is not itself a self-inflicted behavior or self-injurious.

Suicide terminology threat is any interpersonal action, verbal or nonverbal, without a direct self-injurious component, that a reasonable person would interpret as communicating or suggesting that suicidal behavior might occur in the near future.

Suicide terminology plan is a proposed method of carrying out a design that will lead to a potentially self-injurious outcome; a systematic formulation of a program of action that has the potential for resulting in self-injury.

Suicide terminology Threat, Type I is a suicide threat with no associated suicidal intent.

Suicide terminology Plan, Type II is a proposed method of achieving a potentially self-injurious outcome with an undetermined level of intent.

Suicide terminology Threat, Type III is a suicide threat with some degree of suicidal intent.

Suicide terminology Plan, Type III is a proposed method of achieving a potentially self-injurious outcome with some suicidal intent.

Suicide terminology related behavior is a self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior for which there is evidence either that: the person wished to use the appearance of intending to kill themselves in order to attain some other end; or the person intended at some undetermined or some known degree to kill themselves.

Suicide terminology-related behaviors can result in no injuries, injuries, or death.

Suicide terminology-related behaviors comprise self-harm, self-inflicted unintentional death, undetermined suicide-related behaviors, self-inflicted death with undetermined intent, suicide attempt, and suicide.

Suicide terminology-related Behavior With Undetermined Degree of Suicide terminology Intent is self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior where intent is unknown.

Undetermined Suicide terminology-Related Behavior, Type I is self-injurious behavior that has not resulted in injuries and for which the person is unable to admit positively to the intent to die or is reluctant to admit positively to the intent to die due to other psychological states.

Undetermined Suicide terminology-Related Behavior, Type II is self-injurious behavior that has resulted in injuries and for which the person is unable to admit positively to the intent to die or is reluctant to admit positively to the intent to die due to other psychological states.

Suicide terminology attempt is defined as a self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior with a nonfatal outcome for which there is evidence of intent to die.

Suicide terminology Attempt, Type I is a suicide attempt with some degree of suicidal intent and no resultant injuries, regardless of the degree of injury or lethality of method.

Suicide terminology Attempt, Type II is a suicide attempt with some degree of suicidal intent and resultant injuries.

Suicide terminology is a self-inflicted death with evidence of intent to die.