The hypothesis of a continuum in suicidality: a discussion on its validity and practical implications

The idea of a progression in suicide phenomena, from death wishes to suicide attempts and completed suicides, is quite old and widely present in literature. This model of interpreting suicidality has great relevance in preventative approaches, since it gives the opportunity of intercepting suicidal...

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Main Authors: Jerneja Sveticic, Diego De Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2012-07-01
Series:Mental Illness
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/3617