title: Attempted suicide: an ethological perspective.
abstract: Attempted suicides are complex phenomena. Examination of the observed and described behavior permits an analogy to be drawn between them and the biological concept of "conservation withdrawal." This cognizance of innate of innate responses, individual differences and changing socio-cultural standards. Such a formulation more readily allows a non-judgemental approach to the patient, with acceptance of both the appeal and wish to die components. In addition, it offers a different view of the nosological debate, rendering the differences more apparent than real.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004777:Environment; D005010:Ethology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*