What does "suicidality" mean?

The tendency of a person to commit suicide.

What is a synonym for "suicidality"?

Common synonyms include: suicidism.

That group of scientists uses artificial intelligence on social media posts to predict depression and suicidality.

noun

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Noun

1
The tendency of a person to commit suicide. uncountable
"In contrast, for individuals with an interpsychic focus, suicidality is often related to interpersonal struggles[…]"
2
A fatality that is an instance of suicide. countable
"The prevalence and risks of the four psychopathologies and their comorbidities, serious mental illness, and suicidalities increased significantly with internet addiction severity (p values from 0·0003 to <0·0001), and most increments in risk were large (ORs increasing more than four times, except for suicidalities) for students with moderate and severe internet addiction."

"That group of scientists uses artificial intelligence on social media posts to predict depression and suicidality."

From suicidal + -ity.

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