Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale - Modified (SIDAS-M) Diagnostic Tool
Question 1
Think about the last 4 weeks. Did you think about deliberately killing yourself?
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Choose a HIGH number if you thought about killing yourself a lot
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Choose a LOW number if you did not think about killing yourself much
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If you did not think about killing yourself in the last 4 weeks: choose 0
Deliberately: on purpose, planned
Thinking about hurting yourself is not the same as thinking about killing yourself if you did not want to die
Question 2 *
Think about the last 4 weeks. How difficult was it for you to stop thinking about deliberately killing yourself?
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Choose a HIGH number if it was hard to stop thinking about killing yourself
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Choose a LOW number if it was easy to stop thinking about killing yourself
If something is difficult or hard it might seem like it is impossible to do
If something is easy it does not take much effort to do it
Question 3 *
Think about the last 4 weeks. How close did you come to trying to deliberately killing yourself?
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Choose a HIGH number if you hurt yourself on purpose in the last 4 weeks and you wanted to die by the injury
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If you purposely tried to kill yourself in the last 4 weeks, choose 10
If you hurt yourself in the last 4 weeks, think about whether you wanted to die
Hurting yourself on purpose or by accident is not the same as trying to kill yourself if you did not want to die
Question 4 *
Think about the last 4 weeks. How often did you feel distressed or very unhappy by thoughts of killing yourself?
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Choose a HIGH number if you have felt very unhappy by thoughts about killing yourself
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Choose a LOW number if you have not felt very unhappy by thoughts about killing yourself
Distressed: feeling very upset
Thought: an idea, an image, a sound, or a feeling that seems to be “inside” your head
Question 5 *
Think about the last 4 weeks. Have the thoughts about killing yourself made it harder for you to do the things you normally do?
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Choose a HIGH number if thoughts about killing yourself made it a lot harder to do the things you normally do
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Choose a LOW number if thoughts about killing yourself did not make it harder to do the things you normally do.
Over the last 4 weeks, what are the things you normally do? They might include:
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going to work
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study
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visiting friends or family
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going shopping
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doing things in your home
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doing a hobby
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doing something else
Please complete all questions marked with a *
Total Score
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