Psychiatry and Psychology

Attempted Suicide

The unsuccessful attempt to kill oneself.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The unsuccessful attempt to kill oneself.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Attempt, Suicide
  • Parasuicide
  • Parasuicides

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2019; see Self-Injurious Behavior 1975-2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Suicide (1966-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Attempted Suicide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013406. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013406
  2. Attempted Suicide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attempt
  3. Attempted Suicide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3518184