parasuicidal
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[edit]From para- (“resembling”) + suicidal.
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[edit]parasuicidal (comparative more parasuicidal, superlative most parasuicidal)
- Inclined towards parasuicide.
- 1993, Marsha Linehan, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, page 15:
- Patterns of behavioral dysregulation, such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, and previous parasuicidal acts are frequent […]
- 1994, John M. Oldham, Michelle B. Riba, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry:
- 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 […]
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Noun
[edit]parasuicidal (plural parasuicidals)
- (rare) One who carries out parasuicide.
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