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parasuicide

 [par″ah-soo´ĭ-sīd]
attempted suicide, emphasizing that in most such attempts death is not the desired outcome.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
A non-fatal suicide gesture or act of self harm
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parasuicide

An apparent attempt at suicide, usually by self-poisoning, in which the intent is to draw attention to a major personal problem rather than to cause death.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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Cartwright argued that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of his suicide attempt. The evidence was irrelevant, he contended, because the state failed to establish a nexus between the suicide attempt and the charges against him.
One-third of all female patients admitted following a suicide attempt were pregnant, indicating that pregnancy is not a protective factor for suicide attempts in this sample.
"These results are stark, and serve to highlight the scale of suicide attempts and self-harm in our country's young people.
Furthermore, resources could be prioritized in high- risk areas in order to reduce suicide attempt rate (39,42), having as an example the most central regions of the community.
This film is part of a global mission to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts around the world.
ISLAMABAD: A man on Friday climbed an electricity pylon in Islamabad in an apparent suicide attempt.According to details, the man climbed an electricity pylon near a fuel station in Sector F-6/1 of the capital and remained atop.
Of 5340 safety incident reports from November 2000 to March 2013, all cases of self-harm and suicide attempt were reviewed.
A Rawalpindi resident on Sunday jumped in a 100-feet deep well in a suspected suicide attempt and then refused to come out for hours.
However, the police spokesman did not specify if they had investigated the teen's suicide attempt or the teacher who allegedly detained her for hours prior the bid.
The incident, described by the police as a group suicide attempt, involved a man, a woman and a youth along with two female relatives, in which the latter two survived.
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