title: Suicide: a conceptual model for an avoidable death.
abstract: Suicide as a premature exit from life is confusing not only for family and friends of the individual who shows suicidal behavior but also for many professionals. This article defines the concept of suicide, clarifies terms associated with suicide, reviews current clinical and research literature on suicide, and proposes a conceptual model that describes suicide as both an event and a process.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D006040:Goals; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011340:Problem Solving; D012718:Set, Psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking