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Abnormal Grief
Prolonged, difficult, complicated response associated with TRAUMATIC LOSS. See UNRESOLVED GRIEF.
Abnormal Grief Reaction
Individual behavioral and/or emotional condition caused by a severe LOSS.
Active Suicidal Ideation
State of acute thought of completing suicide associated with imminent risk (Sivak et al.)
Acute Mourning
Initial phase of disorientation, dulled senses, denial, yearning.
Acute Suicide Threat
Individual has LETHAL MEANS and voices INTENT.
Aftercare
Post-LOSS support services to the BEREAVED or other traumatized individuals. See POSTVENTION.
Age-Correspondence Reaction
ACUTE grief triggered by age similarity to lost loved one.
Agenerative Suicide
Caused by personal alienation (Shneidman).
Alliance For Safety
Joint plan between CLINICIAN and CLIENT with shared goal to prevent suicide (Gutheil).
Altruistic Suicide
Suicide as self-sacrifice (Durkheim).
Ambiguous Grief
Occurs when loss is psychologically felt but not physically confirmed.
Ambivalence
SUICIDAL individual's wish to both live and die.
Ambivalent Attempt
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE involving NONLETHAL MEANS and felt to not be intended to result in death.
Amputation Metaphor
LOSS analogy commonly used by grieving parents (e.g., loss of child like loss of limb).
Anniversary Reaction
Worsening or return of grieving on dates related to the LOSS.
Anniversary Trigger
Idea that people tend to die near key dates in their lives.
Anomic Suicide
Type caused by a disrupted relationship (Durkheim).
Anxious Suicidality
Combined presence of SUICIDAL IDEATION and severe anxiety in children (ALLAN et al.).
Assisted Suicide
COMPLETION of suicide by a TERMINALLY ILL or SUFFERING individual with the aid of a physician or other CLINICIAN.
Attempted Suicide
Unsuccessful, potentially lethal effort to complete suicide.
Autocide
Use of a motor vehicle to complete suicide.
Availability Of Means
ACCESSIBILITY to LETHAL MEANS by a SUICIDAL individual.
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