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Review
. 2006 Oct;36(5):519-32.
doi: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.5.519.

The language of suicidology

Morton M Silverman  1
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Review

The language of suicidology

Morton M Silverman. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

This 2005 Louis I. Dublin Award Address explores some of the basic difficulties and controversies inherent in the development and universal acceptance of a nomenclature for suicidology. Highlighted are some of the unresolved challenges with agreeing upon a mutually exclusive set of terms to describe suicidal thoughts, intentions, motivations, and self-destructive behaviors.

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