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parasuicide  

Definition

  • Parasuicide describes any nonlethal, deliberate self-harm behavior. Linehan further divides parasuicide into the categories of suicide attempts not completed with intent to die, ambivalent suicide attempts with unclear intent to die, and nonsuicidal self-injury. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Parasuicide]

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