Suicide: Rationality and Responsibility for Life
| Autor: | Angela Onkay Ho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Suicide Prevention
Social Responsibility medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Decision Making Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Rationality Patient Advocacy Patient advocacy Suicide prevention Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health Malpractice Perspective Personal Autonomy Injury prevention Humans Medicine Mental Competency business Psychiatry Social psychology Social responsibility |
| Zdroj: | The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 59:141-147 |
| ISSN: | 1497-0015 0706-7437 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/070674371405900305 |
| Popis: | Objectives:Death by suicide is widely held as an undesirable outcome. Most Western countries place emphasis on patient autonomy, a concept of controversy in relation to suicide. This paper explores the tensions between patients' rights and many societies' overarching desire to prevent suicide, while clarifying the relations between mental disorders, mental capacity, and rational suicide.Methods:A literature search was conducted using search terms of suicide and ethics in the PubMed and LexisNexis Academic databases. Article titles and abstracts were reviewed and deemed relevant if the paper addressed topics of rational suicide, patient autonomy or rights, or responsibility for life. Further articles were found from reference lists and by suggestion from preliminary reviewers of this paper.Results:Suicidal behaviour in a person cannot be reliably predicted, yet various associations and organizations have developed standards of care for managing patients exhibiting suicidal behaviour. The responsibility for... |
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