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SUICIDAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dangerous to yourself or your interests
Example:
a kamikaze pilot
Synonyms:
self-destructive; suicidal
Classified under:
Similar:
dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)
Derivation:
suicide (the act of killing yourself)
Context examples:
A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of unstable self-image and mood together with volatile interpersonal relationships, self-damaging impulsivity, recurrent suicidal threats or gestures and/or self-mutilating behavior.
(Borderline personality disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A standardized survey developed and copyrighted by Kelly Posner and colleagues with The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene in 2008 which is used to evaluate a patient's suicidal tendencies at a subsequent visit.
(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Since Last Visit Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
The scientists next measured orexin in the cerebrospinal fluid of 53 people showing suicidal behavior.
(The Mechanism of Panic Attacks, NIH, US)
For patients who presented with suicidal ideation, a comorbid diagnosis of depression was found to be associated with increased suicide risk.
(Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide, National Institutes of Health)
A standardized rating scale developed by Posner et al (version 6/23/10), which is used to determine the presence of suicidal ideation or behavior.
(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Children's Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A standardized rating scale developed by Posner et al (version 1/14/09), which is used to determine the presence of suicidal ideation or behavior.
(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Baseline/Screening Version Phase 1 Study 1/14/09 Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
They found that individuals with higher number of genetic variants associated with autism are more likely to report childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal ideation.
(Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment, University of Cambridge)
A standardized survey developed and copyrighted by Kelly Posner and colleagues with The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene in 2008 which is used to evaluate a patient's suicidal tendencies.
(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
For those who presented with suicidal ideation, the suicide rate was approximately 31 times higher than among Californians overall.
(Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide, National Institutes of Health)
Previous studies by the Cambridge team established that autistic individuals experience higher levels of self-harm, including suicidal thoughts and feelings, and higher rates of childhood maltreatment.
(Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment, University of Cambridge)
