- Part 1 Suicide in a Religious and Cross-cultural Perspective
- part 2 The Magnitude and Implication of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
- Chapter 13 Development of definitions of suicidal behaviours
- Chapter 14 A global perspective on the magnitude of suicide mortality
- Chapter 15 Suicidal thoughts, suicide plans and attempts in the general population on different continents
- Chapter 16 Suicide attempts in Africa
- Chapter 17 Suicide attempts in Asia
- Chapter 18 Suicide attempts in South and Central America
- Chapter 19 Suicide attempts in North America
- Chapter 20 Suicide attempts in Europe
- Chapter 21 Suicide attempts in New Zealand and Australia
- Chapter 22 Extended suicide
- Part 3 Theories of Suicidal Behaviour
- Part 4 Political Determinants of Suicide
- Part 5 Social and Economic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 6 Psychiatric and Somatic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 7 Suicide Risk Assessment
- Part 8 Cost of Suicide and Prevention Strategies
- Part 9 Health Care Strategies
- Part 10 Public Health Strategies
- Part 11 Survivors of Suicide Loss
- Part 12 Young People and Suicide
- Part 13 Elderly People and Suicide
- Part 14 Networking in Suicide Research and Prevention
- Part 15 Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents
Development of definitions of suicidal behaviours: From suicidal thoughts to completed suicides
- Chapter:
- Development of definitions of suicidal behaviours: From suicidal thoughts to completed suicides
- Author(s):
José M Bertolote
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198570059.003.0013
This chapter covers definitions of suicidal behaviours and how they vary over time, reflecting predominant philosophies and schools of thought. The limitations in the quality of information about suicide mortality, as a common feature affecting the whole vital registration system, are discussed. Coordinated efforts should be made to strengthen those systems, paying attention to the specificity of sociocultural factors’ influence on defining, recording and reporting suicide as a cause of death.
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- Part 1 Suicide in a Religious and Cross-cultural Perspective
- part 2 The Magnitude and Implication of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
- Chapter 13 Development of definitions of suicidal behaviours
- Chapter 14 A global perspective on the magnitude of suicide mortality
- Chapter 15 Suicidal thoughts, suicide plans and attempts in the general population on different continents
- Chapter 16 Suicide attempts in Africa
- Chapter 17 Suicide attempts in Asia
- Chapter 18 Suicide attempts in South and Central America
- Chapter 19 Suicide attempts in North America
- Chapter 20 Suicide attempts in Europe
- Chapter 21 Suicide attempts in New Zealand and Australia
- Chapter 22 Extended suicide
- Part 3 Theories of Suicidal Behaviour
- Part 4 Political Determinants of Suicide
- Part 5 Social and Economic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 6 Psychiatric and Somatic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 7 Suicide Risk Assessment
- Part 8 Cost of Suicide and Prevention Strategies
- Part 9 Health Care Strategies
- Part 10 Public Health Strategies
- Part 11 Survivors of Suicide Loss
- Part 12 Young People and Suicide
- Part 13 Elderly People and Suicide
- Part 14 Networking in Suicide Research and Prevention
- Part 15 Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents
