This article challenges the traditional viewpoint of attempted suicide as a generic term. It argues that greater use could be made, by both medical and nursing staff, of the terms parasuicide and attempted suicide, and that therapeutic intervention could be improved if both terms are considered when making a diagnosis.

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Counselling the overdose patient in casualty.

This article investigates the competency of casualty nurses in counselling overdose patients. Significant differences exist between nurses' competence in counselling an overdose patient as opposed to other patients. Examination of a study raises doubts concerning the casualty nurse's competence in counselling overdose patients. Its implications for theory and practice are outlined.

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