title: Suicidal behaviour.
abstract: This article challenges the traditional viewpoint of attempted suicide as a generic term. It argues that greater use could be made, by both medical and nursing staff, of the terms parasuicide and attempted suicide, and that therapeutic intervention could be improved if both terms are considered when making a diagnosis.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology