“…Furthermore, clinicians often disagree about what types of behavior to include in “suicide attempt” vs. “non-suicidal self-injury,” “aborted attempt,” and “interrupted attempt.” These separate concepts have differential impact on suicidal risk ( 50 ), and confusion about their distinctions can have negative impacts on clinical care ( 90 , 138 ). SBD's inclusion would help to create standardized nomenclature, which would improve both assessment of suicide risk and communication of risk between treatment providers ( 120 , 137 ). In order to fully address this clinical need, however, the DSM might also need to provide a suggested, validated measure of SBD, rather than just the diagnostic criteria.…”