Suicidal Ideation
Dimension 682 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Suicidal Ideation measures the presence and intensity of thoughts, wishes, and intentions related to ending one's own life. It encompasses passive wishes for death, active thoughts of self-killing, and expressions of readiness or intent to act.
evidence final name · Self-harm Suicidal Ideation
Minimal Suicidal Ideation
Expressions activating this band show despair, self-reproach, hopelessness, or diminished reasons for living without a clear thought of self-killing. The content reflects emotional conditions that can border on death-related thinking but does not directly state suicidal desire or intent.
Mild Suicidal Ideation
Expressions activating this band state passive death wishes, thoughts of dying, or early self-harm and suicide-related thinking. The content includes wanting not to wake up, wishing to be dead, or reporting suicidal thoughts without a clearly developed plan or commitment.
Moderate Suicidal Ideation
Expressions activating this band describe explicit thoughts of killing oneself or recent self-harm linked to possible suicidal purpose. The content reflects recurrent, direct consideration of ending one's life, even when ambivalence or uncertainty about acting remains present.
High Suicidal Ideation
Expressions activating this band convey strongly developed suicidal thinking centered on taking one's own life, including method-oriented or action-focused formulations. The content reflects a more concrete and serious mental engagement with suicide as a possible course of action.
Severe Suicidal Ideation
Expressions activating this band state active desire to kill oneself, perceived capability, or conditional intent to do so if given the opportunity. The content reflects immediate, explicit endorsement of suicide as something the person wants or is prepared to carry out.
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Minimal Self-harm Suicidal Ideation: Self-harm suicidal ideation is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse self-harm suicidal ideation.
Emerging Self-harm Suicidal Ideation: Self-harm suicidal ideation is experienced here at a level consistent with formal clinical assessment and disorder-relevant measurement. Compared to the band below, self-harm suicidal ideation is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect self-harm suicidal ideation at a clinical or disorder-relevant level.
Elevated Self-harm Suicidal Ideation: Self-harm suicidal ideation is clearly present at this level. Unlike the band below, where self-harm suicidal ideation was characterized by the clinical form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band reflect self-harm suicidal ideation at this level of intensity.
Severe Self-harm Suicidal Ideation: Self-harm suicidal ideation is experienced here as direct combat exposure, reflecting armed engagement, enemy contact, and battlefield conditions. Unlike the band below, where self-harm suicidal ideation was characterized by a general form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band reflect direct combat-related self-harm suicidal ideation.