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  • noun uncountable The tendency of a person to commit suicide
  • noun countable A fatality that is an instance of suicide

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Examples

  • "Everything points in the direction of an increase in what we call suicidality," Dr. Katz said, referring to the FDA's combined analysis of 199 clinical trials that included 43,892 patients.

    Warning on Epilepsy Drugs Nears 2008

  • While soldiers 'increasing use of antidepressants is troubling enough (as the Food and Drug Administration now requires warnings on antidepressants about their increasing the risk of "suicidality" in children, teenagers, and young adults), what's as or even more worrisome is the increase of other psychiatric drugs.

    Bruce E. Levine: Psychologists Profit on Unending U.S. Wars by Teaching Positive Thinking to Soldiers 2010

  • While soldiers 'increasing use of antidepressants is troubling enough (as the Food and Drug Administration now requires warnings on antidepressants about their increasing the risk of "suicidality" in children, teenagers, and young adults), what's as or even more worrisome is the increase of other psychiatric drugs.

    Bruce E. Levine: Psychologists Profit on Unending U.S. Wars by Teaching Positive Thinking to Soldiers 2010

  • In 2004, they acknowledged "suicidality" in kids, but not suicide, and certainly not adults.

    Dr. Peter Rost: Want to Kill Yourself? 2008

  • But now, some drugs designed to treat conditions ranging from depression to the compulsion to smoke cigarettes carry warnings that tell patients that they could experience "suicidality," the medical term for suicidal thoughts or behavior.

    Drugs' Links 2008

  • These included, for some users, uncontrollable tremors, diminished sexual capacity, a growing tolerance that was leading to potentially noxious higher doses, and "suicidality," or self-destructive tendencies cropping up in the early weeks of treatment.

    The Truth About Prozac: An Exchange Curzon, Gerald 2008

  • Since then, however, practitioners have noted increased "suicidality" (defined as suicidal thoughts or behavior) in a small number of adult patients after starting an antidepressant or altering the dosage.

    'People Have a Right to Know' 2007

  • Since then, however, practitioners have noted increased "suicidality" (defined as suicidal thoughts or behavior) in a small number of adult patients after starting an antidepressant or altering the dosage.

    'People Have a Right to Know' 2007

  • The Food and Drug Administration now requires that antidepressants must be labeled with a warning about increased risk of "suicidality" (which includes suicidal thoughts as well as attempts).

    CounterPunch 2010

  • The Food and Drug Administration now requires that antidepressants must be labeled with a warning about increased risk of "suicidality" (which includes suicidal thoughts as well as attempts).

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Bruce E. Levine 2010

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