advancedNSSIBPDsuicide risk assessmentsafety planningself-harmacute stressor
A 32-year-old female with borderline personality disorder presents after a breakup, reporting intense anger, emptiness, and urges to cut herself. She has a history of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) but no prior suicide attempts. She says, "I just want the pain to stop, but I don't want to die." How should the PMHNP assess risk?