Suicidal behavior: the problem of the adequacy of research and appreciation of the phenomenon
The article examines the difficulties of suicidal behavior research related to the limitations of extrapolation of data obtained on persons with incomplete suicides and suicidal thoughts and intentions on persons with completed suicide, questions of the adequacy of appreciation of the subject's suicidal behavior, persistent myths about the personality characteristics of suicides. Predictors of suicidal behavior set by modern social reality are analyzed. The provocativeness of prevention of suicidal behavior in established social practice is considered.