Pierce Suicide Intent Scale

Name: Pierce Suicide Intent Scale
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Pierce Suicide Intent Scale

In suicide-risk assessment‚ results from a suicide intent scale can contribute to clinical observation and add valuable information about a suicidal person’s intention. All suicide attempts should be taken very seriously‚ this measure is not intended to trivia lise in any way any suicide attempt. This assessment is intended for use by professionals. If you are concerned about your results in any way‚ please speak with a qualified health professional.

Isolation	Someone present
	Someone nearby or on telephone
	No-one nearby
Timing	Timed so intervention probable
	Intervention unlikely
	Intervention highly unlikely
Precautions against rescue	None
	Passive (e.g. alone in room‚ door unlocked)
	Active precautions
Acting to get help	Notifies helper of attempt
	Contacts helper‚ doesn’t tell
	No Contact with helper
Final acts in anticipation	None
	Partial preparation
	Define plans (e.g. will‚ insurance‚ gifts)
Suicide note	None
	Note torn up
	Presence of note
Lethality	Thought would not kill
	Unsure if lethal action
	Believed would kill
Stated intent	Did not want to die
	unsure
	Want to die
Premeditation	impulsive
	Considered less than 1 hour
	Considered less than 1 day
	Considered more than 1 day
Reaction to act	Glad recovered
	Uncertain
	Sorry he or she failed
Predictable outcome	survival certain
	Death unlikely
	Death likely or certain
Death without medical intervention	No
	Uncertain
	Yes

Items (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6) = ‘Circumstances’ score =

Items (7 + 8 + 9 + 10) = ‘Self-report’ score =

Items (11 + 12) = ‘Medical risk’ score=

Privacy – please note – this form does not transmit any information about you or your assessment scores. If you wish. These results are intended as a guide to your health and are presented for educational purposes only. They are not intended to be a clinical diagnosis. If you are concerned in any way about your health‚ please consult with a qualified health professional.

Suicidal intent in the event of self-injury can be difficult to ascertain. Pierce (1977) describes the construction of a scale to measure this intent. Originally researched in 500 cases of self-injury‚ Pierce’s scale proved to be practical and reliable. Results show that the scores derived from it are closely related to those obtained from the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS).

Scores Me also related to age‚ sex‚ social isolation‚ method of self-injury‚ previous history of self-injury‚ physical health and alcohol abuse.

1 Pierce‚ D.W. (1977) Suicidal intent in self injury. British Journal of Psychiatry. 130‚377-385.

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mohammad looti (2026). Pierce Suicide Intent Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/pierce-suicide-intent-scale/

mohammad looti. "Pierce Suicide Intent Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 19 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/pierce-suicide-intent-scale/.

mohammad looti. "Pierce Suicide Intent Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/pierce-suicide-intent-scale/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Pierce Suicide Intent Scale', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/pierce-suicide-intent-scale/.

[1] mohammad looti, "Pierce Suicide Intent Scale," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.

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