Pseudo-cidal is a word referencing the over use of the word "suicidal" for individuals who claim they are suicidal when there is no clinical evidence of suicidal thoughts/history/severe depression or when individuals will claim they are suicidal to gain an psychiatric inpatient admission for housing/food, and/or use the statement that they are suicidal when they are drunk/high and retract their suicidality once sober.
1. Dude, I have a court date today and I'm going to go to the hospital for the "pseudo-cidal".
2. This patient displays no evidence of suicidal thoughts or plans and appears to be intoxicated upon eval and expressing "pseudo-cidal" presentation.
2. This patient displays no evidence of suicidal thoughts or plans and appears to be intoxicated upon eval and expressing "pseudo-cidal" presentation.
by kdawg newhallville October 20, 2011
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A term used when a person-usually teenaged-acts out in a somewhat lame suicidal manner to get attention.
by schuyler_15 April 7, 2009
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That crayzee emo patient in room 14 said he wanted to kill himself, his plan was to overdose on 4 tylenol. He's "pseudocidal"
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