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O’Connor E, Gaynes B, Burda BU, et al. Screening for Suicide Risk in Primary Care: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2013 Apr. (Evidence Syntheses, No. 103.)
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Screening for Suicide Risk in Primary Care: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet].
Show detailsTable 1Definitions of Suicide-Related Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Suicide | Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die as a result of the behavior.2 |
| Suicide attempt | A nonfatal self-directed potentially injurious behavior with any intent to die as a result of the behavior. A suicide attempt may or may not result in injury.2 |
| Suicidal self-directed violence | Behavior that is self-directed and deliberately results in injury or the potential for injury to oneself. There is evidence, whether implicit or explicit, of suicidal intent. This encompasses suicide deaths and suicide attempts.2 |
| Other suicidal behavior and preparatory acts | Acts or preparation toward making a suicide attempt, but before potential for harm has begun. This can include anything beyond a verbalization or thought, such as assembling a method (e.g., buying a gun, collecting pills) or preparing for one’s death by suicide (e.g., writing a suicide note, giving things away).2,3 Referred to as “aborted suicide attempt” by the American Psychiatric Association.4 |
| Suicidal ideation | Passive thoughts about wanting to be dead or active thoughts about killing oneself, not accompanied by preparatory behavior.3 |
| Self-harm | An act with nonfatal outcome, in which an individual deliberately initiates a nonhabitual behavior that, without intervention from others, will cause self-harm, or deliberately ingests a substance in excess of the prescribed or generally recognized therapeutic dosage, and which is aimed at realizing changes which the subject desired via the actual or expected physical consequences.5 |
| Suicidal behavior | Includes suicide, suicide attempts, other suicidal behavior, and preparatory acts. |
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