Word info

suicidality

Noun

Meaning

(uncountable) The tendency of a person to commit suicide.

(countable) A fatality that is an instance of suicide.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Among nearly 600,000 U.S. childbearing women, researchers found that close to 2,700 were diagnosed with suicidality in the year before or after giving birth. Source: Internet

Although a causal link between the emergence of such symptoms and either the worsening of depression and/or the emergence of suicidal impulses has not been established, there is concern that such symptoms may represent precursors to emerging suicidality. Source: Internet

He reinforces that “an increase in risk of suicidality also increases the risk of suicide”, but does not want to misrepresent Medsafe and so writes “we are happy for ‘risk of suicide’ to be replaced with ‘risk of suicidality’. Source: Internet

Girls who have been victimized are far more likely to experience lifelong problems and issues including PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidality, educational problems, work issues, abusive relationships, and more. Source: Internet

"The FDA has overestimated the effect of antidepressant medications on suicidality and dramatically underestimated the efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of childhood depression," Gibbons told WebMD in April 2007. Source: Internet

“Increasingly severe mental health concerns, including higher reported rates of anxiety, depression and suicidality, have led to unprecedented requests for service at university counselling centers across North America,” Fitzpatrick said. Source: Internet

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