Table 1 Items of the different versions of the STOP-SAS instrument

Thoughts of being dead or what it would be like to be dead

X

X

X

I feel life is not worth living

X

X

X

X

Thoughts of hurting myself

X

X

X

X

Thoughts about ending my life

X

X

X

X

Thoughts that no one would care if I lived or died

X

X

X

X

Thoughts of harming self to feel better

X

X

X

X

Thoughts to end life but would not act

X

X

X

X

I have little doubt (am certain) about wanting to kill myself;

X

X

X

X

I have done something to hurt myself

X

X

X

I cannot control my thoughts about killing myself

X

X

X

I have started to work out the details to end my life

X

X

X

X

Worried about being judged socially if I hurt myself

X

X

X

I have made preparations to kill myself

X

X

X

X

Hurt myself WITHOUT intent

X

X

X

X

Hurt myself WITH intent

X

X

X

X

I have hurt myself but I am not sure if I want to end my life

X

X

X

X

Attempt interrupted by others

X

X

X

X

I was about to do something to hurt/kill myself but stopped myself just before I initiated it

X

X

X

X

I planned to hurt or kill myself

X

X

X

Can you rate the potential lethality of the behaviour?

X ^a