What’s in a word? Clarifying terminology on suicide-related communication

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ID14809152
AuthorsLaura M Frey (0000-0002-7609-5064, University of Louisville, corresponding author), Anthony Fulginiti (0000-0003-0620-8745, University of Denver), Lindsay Sheehan (0000-0001-8028-8021, Illinois Institute of Technology), Nathalie Oexle (0000-0001-5562-4070, Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University and BKH Günzburg, Günzburg, Germany;), Dese'Rae L Stage (0000-0002-1108-2705), Jess Stohlmann-Rainey (Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, Denver, CO, USA)
Year2020
Volume44
Issue12
Pages808-818
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeath Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07481187.2019.1614111
PMID31088336
OpenAlexW2946385956
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited35

Efforts to clarify suicide terminology fail to address nuances in suicide-related communication, often relying on poorly-defined terms or implying communication exists primarily as manipulation. In the present paper, we review examples from existing literature and explore how personal suicide-related communication differs from prevention and exposure communication. We also separate definitions for five common types of personal-suicide-related communication: (a) suicide-related disclosure, (b) suicide-related notification, (c) unintended suicide-related communication, (d) coerced suicide-related communication, and (e) conditional suicide-related communication. Finally, we provide specific ways in which standardized definitions can enhance both research and clinical efforts in the future

Linguistics · Medical emergency · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Terminology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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