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Parasuicide

MedGen UID:
108886
•Concept ID:
C0595861
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Parasuicides
SNOMED CT: Parasuicide (48981002)

Definition

A form of self-harm in which someone mimics the act of suicide without the intent to kill themselves. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wolfram syndrome: clinical and genetic profiling of a cohort from a tertiary care centre with characterization of the primary gonadal failure.
Das L, Rai A, Mavuduru R, Vaiphei K, Sharma A, Gupta V, Bhadada SK, Lodha S, Panda N, Bhansali A, Singh P, Dutta P
Endocrine 2020 Aug;69(2):420-429. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02320-6. PMID: 32350710
Strategies in treatment of suicidality: identification of common and treatment-specific interventions in empirically supported treatment manuals.
Weinberg I, Ronningstam E, Goldblatt MJ, Schechter M, Wheelis J, Maltsberger JT
J Clin Psychiatry 2010 Jun;71(6):699-706. doi: 10.4088/JCP.08m04840blu. PMID: 20573329
Long-term clinical management of depressive disorders.
Burrows GD
J Clin Psychiatry 1992 Mar;53 Suppl:32-5. PMID: 1548254

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The surgeon and self-harm: at the cutting edge.
Kinahan JC, MacHale S
Surgeon 2014 Dec;12(6):345-9. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2014.03.002. PMID: 24742756
A review of interventions to reduce the prevalence of parasuicide.
Comtois KA
Psychiatr Serv 2002 Sep;53(9):1138-44. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.53.9.1138. PMID: 12221313
Unemployment and health: a review.
Wilson SH, Walker GM
Public Health 1993 May;107(3):153-62. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(05)80436-6. PMID: 8511234
Epidemiology of suicide in the elderly.
McIntosh JL
Suicide Life Threat Behav 1992 Spring;22(1):15-35. PMID: 1579984
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients.
Linehan MM, Armstrong HE, Suarez A, Allmon D, Heard HL
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1991 Dec;48(12):1060-4. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003. PMID: 1845222

Diagnosis

Management of self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
Alabi AA
S Afr Fam Pract (2004) 2022 Apr 26;64(1):e1-e4. doi: 10.4102/safp.v64i1.5496. PMID: 35532131Free PMC Article
Borderline personality disorder and unmet needs.
Grambal A, Prasko J, Ociskova M, Slepecky M, Kotianova A, Sedlackova Z, Zatkova M, Kasalova P, Kamaradova D
Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2017 Aug;38(4):275-289. PMID: 28871714
Evidence-Based Care of the Patient with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Antai-Otong D
Nurs Clin North Am 2016 Jun;51(2):299-308. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2016.01.012. PMID: 27229283
The surgeon and self-harm: at the cutting edge.
Kinahan JC, MacHale S
Surgeon 2014 Dec;12(6):345-9. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2014.03.002. PMID: 24742756
Parasuicide assessment in the emergency department.
Feeney L, Ryan J, Moran P
Ir Med J 2005 Apr;98(4):111-3. PMID: 15938555

Therapy

Meta-analysis of clinical risk factors for suicide among people presenting to emergency departments and general hospitals with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
Grover C, Huber J, Brewer M, Basu A, Large M
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2023 Dec;148(6):491-524. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/acps.13620. PMID: 37904016
Deaths and parasuicides associated with mefloquine chemoprophylaxis: A systematic review.
Tickell-Painter M, Saunders R, Maayan N, Lutje V, Mateo-Urdiales A, Garner P
Travel Med Infect Dis 2017 Nov-Dec;20:5-14. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.10.011. PMID: 29107173
Prevention of suicide: aspirations and evidence.
Gunnell D, Frankel S
BMJ 1994 May 7;308(6938):1227-33. doi: 10.1136/bmj.308.6938.1227. PMID: 8080520Free PMC Article
Long-term clinical management of depressive disorders.
Burrows GD
J Clin Psychiatry 1992 Mar;53 Suppl:32-5. PMID: 1548254
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients.
Linehan MM, Armstrong HE, Suarez A, Allmon D, Heard HL
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1991 Dec;48(12):1060-4. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003. PMID: 1845222

Prognosis

Self, ego and suicide.
Dale O
J Anal Psychol 2022 Jun;67(3):796-816. doi: 10.1111/1468-5922.12820. PMID: 35856598
Borderline personality disorder and unmet needs.
Grambal A, Prasko J, Ociskova M, Slepecky M, Kotianova A, Sedlackova Z, Zatkova M, Kasalova P, Kamaradova D
Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2017 Aug;38(4):275-289. PMID: 28871714
The surgeon and self-harm: at the cutting edge.
Kinahan JC, MacHale S
Surgeon 2014 Dec;12(6):345-9. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2014.03.002. PMID: 24742756
Unemployment and health: a review.
Wilson SH, Walker GM
Public Health 1993 May;107(3):153-62. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(05)80436-6. PMID: 8511234
Epidemiology of suicide in the elderly.
McIntosh JL
Suicide Life Threat Behav 1992 Spring;22(1):15-35. PMID: 1579984

Clinical prediction guides

Borderline personality disorder and unmet needs.
Grambal A, Prasko J, Ociskova M, Slepecky M, Kotianova A, Sedlackova Z, Zatkova M, Kasalova P, Kamaradova D
Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2017 Aug;38(4):275-289. PMID: 28871714
The epidemiology of suicide and parasuicide.
Diekstra RF
Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 1993;371:9-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb05368.x. PMID: 8517187
Epidemiology of poisoning.
Meredith TJ
Pharmacol Ther 1993 Sep;59(3):251-6. doi: 10.1016/0163-7258(93)90069-p. PMID: 8309990
Epidemiology of suicide in the elderly.
McIntosh JL
Suicide Life Threat Behav 1992 Spring;22(1):15-35. PMID: 1579984
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients.
Linehan MM, Armstrong HE, Suarez A, Allmon D, Heard HL
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1991 Dec;48(12):1060-4. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003. PMID: 1845222

Recent systematic reviews

Deaths and parasuicides associated with mefloquine chemoprophylaxis: A systematic review.
Tickell-Painter M, Saunders R, Maayan N, Lutje V, Mateo-Urdiales A, Garner P
Travel Med Infect Dis 2017 Nov-Dec;20:5-14. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.10.011. PMID: 29107173
Psychological therapies including dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder: a systematic review and preliminary economic evaluation.
Brazier J, Tumur I, Holmes M, Ferriter M, Parry G, Dent-Brown K, Paisley S
Health Technol Assess 2006 Sep;10(35):iii, ix-xii, 1-117. doi: 10.3310/hta10350. PMID: 16959171
Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.
Binks CA, Fenton M, McCarthy L, Lee T, Adams CE, Duggan C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD005652. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005652. PMID: 16437534

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