In a therapy session, a client with a diagnosis of major depression admits to the nurse–therapist, "I actually went out driving on the interstate this morning and had every intention of getting up to speed and plowing right into the overpass by my exit
Maybe tomorrow." The nurse would recognize the client's statement as what?
A) Suicidal ideation
B) Suicidal intent
C) Suicidal gesture
D) Suicidal threat
Ans: B
The specificity and concreteness of the client's plan indicates suicidal intent. Suicidal ideations, threats, and gestures are typically more vague and less rooted in time and place.
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