ADVERSE EVENTS

Self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours

Patient term description

Self-harm thoughts or behaviours are thoughts or behaviours associated with harming oneself as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations. Suicidal thoughts or behaviours are when one has thoughts or acts in a way to bring about ending one's life or feeling that people would be better off without them. It can also involve thinking about methods of suicide or making clear plans to take one's life. NOTE: If you are having thoughts of self-harm or suicide, it is a mental health emergency and please get emergency advice by calling 999, going straight to A&E or calling your local crisis team.

Related clinician terms

Active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, with or without specific plan and intent

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL IDEATION

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Inflicted injury

MedDRA preferred term: INJURY

MedDRA high-level group term: Injuries NEC

Interrupted, aborted, or preparatory acts or behaviour

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Overdose

MedDRA preferred term: OVERDOSE

MedDRA high-level group term: Overdoses and underdoses NEC

Self-injurious behaviour

MedDRA preferred term: INTENTIONAL SELF-INJURY

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicidal behaviour

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicidal events

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDE ATTEMPT

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicidal ideation

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL IDEATION

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicidal ideation/suicidality

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL IDEATION

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicidality

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL IDEATION

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicide attempt

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDE ATTEMPT

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicide gesture or attempt

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDE ATTEMPT

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

Suicide-related TEAEs

MedDRA preferred term: SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

MedDRA high-level group term: Suicidal and self-injurious behaviours NEC

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What is an adverse event?

An adverse event could be any unwanted symptom we might have after starting a treatment, but it might or might not be caused directly by the treatment