Suicidal tendencies
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Suicidal tendencies is the propensity for a person to have suicidal ideation or to make suicide attempts. It may also refer to:
- Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
, a band that was founded in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir - SuicideSuicideSuicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
, the act of a human being intentionally causing his or her own death - Suicidal personSuicidal personA suicidal person is one who is experiencing a personal suicide crisis; that is, he or she is attempting suicide, is seeking a means to commit suicide, or is contemplating suicide.-Recognizing a suicidal person:...
, a person who is experiencing a suicide crisis, and is contemplating, attempting or seeking a means to commit suicide - Suicide crisisSuicide crisisA suicide crisis, suicidal crisis, or potential suicide, is a situation in which a person is attempting to kill him or herself or is seriously contemplating or planning to do so...
, a situation in which a person is attempting to kill him or herself or is seriously contemplating or planning to do so - Suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationSuicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about suicide, which may be as detailed as a formulated plan, without the suicidal act itself. Although most people who undergo suicidal ideation do not commit suicide, some go on to make suicide attempts...
, a common medical term for thoughts about suicide, which may be as detailed as a formulated plan, without the suicidal act itself - ParasuicideParasuicideParasuicide refers to suicide attempts or gestures and self-harm where there is no result in death. It is a non-fatal act in which a person deliberately causes injury to himself or ingests any prescribed or generally recognised therapeutic dose in excess...
, refers to suicide attempts or gestures and self-harm where there is no actual intention to die, indicator for a successful future suicide - Failed suicide attemptFailed suicide attemptFailed suicide attempts comprise a large portion of suicide attempts. Some are regarded as not true attempts at all, but rather parasuicide. The usual attempt may be a wish to affect another person by the behaviour. Consequently, it occurs in a social context and may represent a request for help....
, an attempt at suicide that failed either by chance, ineffective means or by design, indicator for a successful future suicide