Table 1.

The diagnostic criteria for suicidal behavior disorder (SBD), according to the DSM-5 (Section III, Conditions for Further Study) (11).

A. Within the last 24 months, the individual has made a suicide attempt.       Note: A suicide attempt is a self-initiated sequence of behaviors by an individual who, at the time of initiation, expected that the set of actions would lead to his or her own death. The “time of initiation” is the time when a behavior took place that involved applying the method.) B. The act does not meet criteria for non-suicidal self-injury — that is, it does not involve self-injury directed to the surface of the body undertaken to induce relief from a negative feeling/cognitive state or to achieve a positive mood state. C. The diagnosis is not applied to suicidal ideation or to preparatory acts. D. The act was not initiated during a state of delirium or confusion. E. The act was not undertaken solely for a political or religious objective. Specify if:     Current: Not more than 12 months since the last attempt.     In early remission: 12–24 months since the last attempt.

Other specifiers of suicidal behavior are the violence of the method (violent or non-violent), the lethality (high or low) and the dynamics (planned or impulsive) of the attempt.