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suicide gesture

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Suicide gesture
Attempted suicide characterized by a low-lethality method, low level of intent or planning, and little physical damage. Pseudocide is another term for a suicide gesture.
Mentioned in: Suicide

suicide gesture,
(in psychiatric nursing) an apparent attempt by a patient to cause self-injury without lethal consequences and generally without actual intent to commit suicide. A suicide gesture serves to attract attention to the patient's disturbed emotional status but is not as serious as a suicide attempt, although it may result in suicide, intentional or not.


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9,11) Although completed suicides have been reported, (3,4,13) most of the extant literature describes adults who made suicide gestures and unsuccessful suicide attempts by medication overdose, (2,3) self-immolation, (1) ingesting toxic substances, (2,8,10) jumping from high places, (15) hanging, (6) running in front of a motor vehicle, (7) and cutting or stabbing.
Several mentioned that notes regarding suicide gestures or major behavioral or disciplinary issues would be kept for a longer period.
He's a cultist, and made this tremendous suicide gesture, which is not that far from the Heaven's Gate/Jonestown thing.
 
 
 
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