Citation

Goodfellow B, Kolves K, De Leo D. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2019; 49(2): 488-504.

Affiliation

Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research in Suicide Prevention and Training, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12457

PMID

29574910

Abstract

To address the lack of comparability around the world, we conducted a systematic review of existing definitions of suicide and suicidal behaviors. In the literature, four key features appear to cover the vast majority of concepts underpinning definitions: agency, knowledge of a potential fatal outcome, intent, and outcome. Intent and outcome appear to be the most consensual features of definitions of suicide, albeit revealing interesting conceptual variations. The four key features could be used to devise a research tool able to explore the meanings of suicide across different countries and different cultures.

© 2018 The American Association of Suicidology.

Language: en