parasuicide

English

Etymology

para- +‎ suicide, coined by Norman Krietman in 1977.

Noun

parasuicide (plural parasuicides)

  1. A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed.
    • 1996, Felice Lieh Mak, Carol C Nadelson, International Review of Psychiatry: Volume 2:
      This phenomenon, known as parasuicide, is at least 10 times more common than suicide; however, the exact prevalence of such acts is unknown.
    • 2001, Alexandra Hough, Physiotherapy in Respiratory Care, page 418:
      Health staff have shown negative attitudes to parasuicide patients.

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