Hidden Suicide

A term of art for indirect self-harming behaviour
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On Friday a man in a police uniform entered a tightly secured police headquarters in Kandahar City, waited until the police chief appeared, then detonated his hidden suicide bomb, killing the chief and two other officers.
Suicide Bombers Infiltrate Afghan Forces, Increasing Need for Thermal Matrix Threat Detection
Self-injurious behavior (cutting or burning) or impulsive suicide attempts (planned for <3 hours, committed in the presence others, or where discovery is very probable) appear to carry less severity or intent to die than do carefully planned and/or hidden suicide attempts.
Suicide intervention: how to recognize risk, focus on patient safety; Risk factors cannot predict suicide, but evaluating risk helps you determine the next appropriate action
The concept of hidden suicide illustrates the complexities of suicide by cop.
Suicide by cop
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