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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- attempted suicide
1, record 1, English, attempted%20suicide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- suicidal attempt 2, record 1, English, suicidal%20attempt
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Self-harm. You have likely had the experience of trying to injure yourself in some way (parasuicide) or attempted suicide. You may feel it is difficult or impossible to stop this behaviour; you may even feel that it helps relieve the tension you experience. 3, record 1, English, - attempted%20suicide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A groups of 20 psychiatric inpatients who committed parasuicide during their hospital stay were compared with 58 randomly selected control inpatients and with 34 patients who were admitted following a parasuicide ... [Source: PASCAL database]. 3, record 1, English, - attempted%20suicide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parasuicide
1, record 1, French, parasuicide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tentative suicidaire 1, record 1, French, tentative%20suicidaire
correct, feminine noun
- tentative de suicide 2, record 1, French, tentative%20de%20suicide
correct, feminine noun
- TS 3, record 1, French, TS
feminine noun
- TS 3, record 1, French, TS
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Cette étude examine l'incidence du parasuicide en rapport avec l'alcool dans un centre hospitalier général de Pietermaritzburgh, [Afrique du Sud]. Plus de 40 % des femmes mariées commettant un parasuicide citaient l'abus d'alcool de leurs maris et leur comportement violent associé comme facteur de leur acte d'auto-destruction [...] [Source : base de données PASCAL]. 4, record 1, French, - parasuicide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'était sa première «TS». Les jeunes comme elle ne disent pas «tentative de suicide». 5, record 1, French, - parasuicide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme connexe : geste suicidaire. 4, record 1, French, - parasuicide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- intento de suicidio
1, record 1, Spanish, intento%20de%20suicidio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tentativa de suicidio 1, record 1, Spanish, tentativa%20de%20suicidio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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