BEYOND THE TOWER-OF-BABEL - A NOMENCLATURE FOR SUICIDOLOGY

Authors
OCARROLL PW BERMAN AL MARIS RW MOSCICKI EK TANNEY BL SILVERMAN MM
Citation
Pw. Ocarroll et al., BEYOND THE TOWER-OF-BABEL - A NOMENCLATURE FOR SUICIDOLOGY, Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 26(3), 1996, pp. 237-252
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,Psychiatry
Journal title
Suicide & life-threatening behavior → ACNP
ISSN journal
03630234
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
237 - 252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-0234(1996)26:3<237:BTT-AN>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Suicidology finds itself confused and stagnated for lack of a standard nomenclature. This paper proposes a nomenclature for suicide-related behavior in the hope of improving the clarity and precision of communi cations, advancing suicidological research and knowledge, and improvin g the efficacy of clinical interventions.