BACKGROUND Previous studies have noted that a past suicide attempt (SA) predicts a future SA, but few studies have reported whether previous SAs that predict a future attempt differ from those that do not. Knowing which characteristics of previous SAs predict future attempts would assist in evaluating adolescents at risk of attempt repetition. This longitudinal study of an unreferred sample exa...

Attempted suicide is a risk factor for future suicidal behaviour, but understanding suicidality from the perspective of people who have experienced attempted suicide is limited. The aim of the study was to explore the lived experience of being suicidal and having made a suicide attempt, in order to identify possible implications for health care professionals. Semi-structured individual intervie...

suicide and suicidal thoughts and behaviors is a global phenomenon and has existed throughout history. community reactions to suicide varied through history and historical periods as well. people had different attitudes towards it. suicide can be known as a threat to public health of the society. the painful truth behind suicide is the deep impact of it on the family, community and the society....