Suicidological terminology in scientific research and clinical practice. What does the name mean. Part II. Suicide attempt

The lack of agreed terminology has hampered daily practice and clinical-epidemiological research in suicidology for decades. The development of classifications is preceded by agreement on definitions and terms of suicidal behavior. The second part of the review of the subject field (scoping review) points out the imprecision and ambiguity of the working criteria for a suicide attempt within the framework of intentional self-harming behavior. Reaching agreement is complicated by differences in suicidal intent, heterogeneity of motives and outcomes of attempts.