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Parasuicide |
A suicide attempt that does not result in death. |
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Suicide |
A self-inflicted death in which the person acts intentionally, directly, and consciously. |
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Subintentional Death |
A death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role. |
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Retrospective Analysis |
A psychological autopsy in which clinicians and researchers piece together information about a person's suicide from the person's past. |
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Hopelessness |
A pessimistic belief that one's present circumstances, problems, or mood will not change. |
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Dichotomous Thinking |
Viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms. |
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Suicide Prevention Program |
A program that tries to identify people who are at risk of killing themselves and to offer them crisis intervention. |
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Crisis Intervention |
A treatment approach that tries to help people in a psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act more constructively, and overcome the crisis. |
