title: Definitions of suicidal behavior: lessons learned from the WHo/EURO multicentre Study.
abstract: Based on the experience matured during the 15 years of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Suicidal Behavior, this paper provides an excursus on main elements that characterize components for definitional needs. It describes the rationale for choosing the initial set of definitions within the study and the subsequent problems and developments. As a result, unifying terminologies are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Australian Institute for Suicide Research, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. D.DeLeo@mailbox.gu.edu.au
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Leo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burgis
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bertolote
authors.forename: A J F M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kerkhof
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bille-Brahe
mesh_terms: D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history; D013405:Suicide / Q000266:history; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014944:World Health Organization