parasuicidal
nounEtymology From para- (“resembling”) + suicidal.
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Rare One who carries out parasuicide.
parasuicidal
adjEtymology From para- (“resembling”) + suicidal.
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Inclined towards parasuicide.
- Patterns of behavioral dysregulation, such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, and previous parasuicidal acts are frequent[…]1993, Marsha Linehan, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, page 15:
- Studies of impulsivity and self-directed and other-directed aggression in humans include studies of individuals who have attempted suicide and completed suicide and of patients with parasuicidal or self-mutilating behavior[…]1994, John M. Oldham, Michelle B. Riba, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry: