Abstract:

Suicide risk assessment is fundamental to effective intervention, but its standardization and accuracy have been a major challenge for the field of suicide. Recent research on the relationship between suicide and mental disorders has found that suicide is not limited to the diagnostic of some specific mental disorders, but is a transdiagnostic clinical syndrome. As a result, the field of suicide has begun to explore the possibility of setting a suicide-specific diagnosis to improve suicide risk assessment. Diagnostic models, such as suicidal behavior disorder, suicidal crisis syndrome and acute suicidal affective disorder, have shown promising advances in empirical research and clinical application. However, these diagnostic approaches remain underdeveloped and carry potential risks in practical application. Future efforts should focus on refining and validating these models by clarifying conceptual definitions, improving diagnostic differentiation, enhancing research design, and developing assessment tools.

Key words: suicide, mental disorders, assessment, prediction, suicide-specific diagnosis