Topic summary
Suicidal behavior
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Suicide.
Definitions
Suicide, derived from Latin suicidium, is "the act of taking one's own life". Attempted suicide, or non-fatal suicidal behavior, amounts to self-injury with at least some desire to end one's life that does not result in death. Assisted suicide occurs when one individual helps another bring about their own death indirectly by providing either advice or the means to the end. Euthanasia, more specifically voluntary euthanasia, is where another person takes a more active role in bringing about a person's death.