Chapter One
Challenges to Classifying Suicidal Ideations, Communications, and Behaviours
Morton M. Silverman,
Morton M. Silverman
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMorton M. Silverman,
Morton M. Silverman
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Rory C. O'Connor,
Stephen Platt,
Jacki Gordon,
Rory C. O'Connor
Suicidal Behaviour Research Group, Centre for Health and Behaviour Change, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Search for more papers by this authorStephen Platt
Centre for Population Health Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Abstract
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Introduction
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Clarifying Terminology
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Terminology in Suicide Classification Systems
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Examples of Definitional Obfuscation
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The Need for Sensitivity
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Recent Efforts to Clarify Suicidal Behaviours
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Conclusions
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References
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