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Suicide
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DEFINITION
- The behavior of actively and intentionally ending one’s own life
- Dimensions of suicidal behavior include intent and lethality
- Intent includes the desire to die, the degree of preparation, and the chance of discovery.
- Lethality is the damage resulting from a suicide attempt.
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DEFINITION
- The behavior of actively and intentionally ending one’s own life
- Dimensions of suicidal behavior include intent and lethality
- Intent includes the desire to die, the degree of preparation, and the chance of discovery.
- Lethality is the damage resulting from a suicide attempt.
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Last updated: December 8, 2019
Citation
Speed, Traci, and Karen Swartz. "Suicide." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787021/all/Suicide.
Speed T, Swartz K. Suicide. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787021/all/Suicide. Accessed July 6, 2022.
Speed, T., & Swartz, K. (2019). Suicide. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787021/all/Suicide
Speed T, Swartz K. Suicide [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2019. [cited 2022 July 06]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787021/all/Suicide.
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