1) Wish to be dead
Subject endorses thoughts about a wish to be dead or not alive anymore, or wish to fall asleep and not wake up.

2) Current suicidal thoughts
General non-specific thoughts of wanting to end one’s life/die by suicide (e.g., “I’ve thought about killing myself”) without thoughts of ways to kill oneself/associated methods, intent, or plan during the assessment period.

3) Suicidal thoughts w/ Method (w/no specific Plan or Intent or act)
Subject endorses thoughts of suicide and has thought of at least one method during the assessment period. This is different than a specific plan with time, place or method details worked out (e.g., thought of method to kill self but not a specific plan).  Includes person who would say, “I thought about taking an overdose but I never made a specific plan as to when, where or how I would actually do it…and I would never go through with it.”

4) Suicidal Intent without Specific Plan
Active suicidal thoughts of killing oneself and subject reports having some intent to act on such thoughts, as opposed to “I have the thoughts but I definitely will not do anything about them.”

5) Intent with Plan
Thoughts of killing oneself with details of plan fully or partially worked out and subject has some intent to carry it out.

6) C-SSRS Suicidal Behavior

Examples: Collected pills, obtained a gun, gave away valuables, wrote a will or suicide note, took out pills but didn’t swallow any, held a gun but changed your mind or it was grabbed from your hand, went to the roof but didn’t jump; or actually took pills, tried to shoot yourself, cut yourself, tried to hang yourself, etc.