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Beyond the Tower of Babel: A Nomenclature for Suicidology
Author(s) -
O'Carroll Patrick W.,
Berman Alan L.,
Maris Ronald W.,
Moscicki Eve K.,
Tanney Bryan L.,
Silverman Morton M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1996.tb00609.x
Subject(s) - suicidology , clarity , nomenclature , tower of babel , engineering , psychology , engineering ethics , computer science , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , poison control , biology , taxonomy (biology) , history , biochemistry , archaeology , botany
Suicidology finds itself confused and stagnated for lack of a standard nomenclature. This paper proposes a nomenclature for suicide‐related behavior in the hope of improving the clarity and precision of communications, advancing suicidological research and knowledge, and improving the efficacy of clinical interventions.