Suicide classification

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Overview

According to the American Society of Suicidology, suicide can be classified based on method employed and psychiatric behavior of person committed into 10 and 8 types.

Classification:

According to the American Society of Suicidolgy, based on method employed to commit suicide, suicide can be classified into 10 types

  • Cult suicide
  • Euthenasia
  • Copycat suicide
  • Femilicide
  • Internet suicide
  • Mass suicide
  • Murder suicide
  • Suicide pact
  • Suicide by cope
  • Teenage suicide

Sucide can also be classified based on the psychiatric behavior of the patient committed suicide into 8 types

  • Egoistic suicide
  • Altruistic suicide
  • Anomic suicide
  • Fatalistic suicide
  • Egoistic suicide
  • Altruistic suicide
  • Anomic suicide
  • Fatalistic suicide

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