Citation

Goodfellow B, Kolves K, De Leo D. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2018; 48(3): 353-366.

Affiliation

Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention and Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Qld, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12354

PMID

28485508

Abstract

Addressing the lack of comparability of research results around the world, a systematic literature review of existing nomenclatures was conducted. After distinguishing the concepts of nomenclature and classification, 13 contributions to nomenclature of suicidal behavior are described and summarized using outcome and intent as guiding concepts for analysis. The issue of what is being defined in nomenclatures is fundamental and impacts the way intent and outcome are used. The existing confusion between classification and nomenclature stems from conflicting purposes of the nature of definition; that is, to communicate concepts versus to be descriptive of reality.

© 2017 The American Association of Suicidology.

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