New GMC guidance is due on sanctions on doctors who assist suicide

BMJ ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. d8246
Author(s):  
Helen Jaques
Keyword(s):  
Assist Suicide

Should Physicians Who Assist Suicide Be Severely Punished? A Pilot Study Conducted in France

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Munoz Sastre ◽  
Laetitia Roques ◽  
Paul Clay Sorum ◽  
Etienne Mullet
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Assist Suicide

Motivations for Preventing versus Assisting Suicide

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-134
Author(s):  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Assist Suicide

The motivations of those seeking to prevent and assist suicide are conceptualized as defensive styles of repression versus sensitization adopted to deal with personal suicidal desires.

scholarly journals Physicians, Assisted Suicide, and Christian Virtues

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-68
Author(s):  
Philip A Reed
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
Goals Of Medicine ◽  
Assist Suicide

Abstract The debate about physician-assisted suicide has long been entwined with the nature of the doctor–patient relationship. Opponents of physician-assisted suicide insist that the traditional goals of medicine do not and should not include intentionally bringing about or hastening a patient’s death, whereas proponents of physician-assisted suicide argue that this practice is an appropriate tool for doctors to relieve a patient’s suffering. In this article, I discuss these issues in light of the relevance of a Christian account of the doctor–patient relationship. I argue that Christians typically object to assist suicide independently of the doctor–patient relationship. I argue that a focus on the Christian virtues of charity, compassion, and humility helps to explain why doctors should not assist their patients in suicide.

Nurses cannot assist suicide in Netherlands

The Lancet ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 345 (8953) ◽  
pp. 849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjanke Spanjer
Keyword(s):  
Assist Suicide

A Typology of Male Prisoners Making Near-Lethal Suicide Attempts

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 335-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Rivlin ◽  
Robert Ferris ◽  
Lisa Marzano ◽  
Seena Fazel ◽  
Keith Hawton
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Suicide Method ◽  
Forensic Institutions ◽  
Assist Suicide ◽  
Male Prisoners ◽  
Interview Transcript

Background: Prisoners are at high risk of suicide. Aims: This study aimed to develop a typology of prison suicide. Method: We interviewed 60 male prisoners who made near-lethal suicide attempts in prison to obtain quantitative and qualitative data regarding psychiatric, psychological, social, and criminological factors. We analyzed this information to develop a typology to classify suicidal prisoners and validated it by having a prison psychiatrist independently rate each interview transcript. Results: We developed a typology of five subgroups: attempts that (1) were due to a prisoner being unable to cope in prison, (2) were motivated by psychotic symptoms, (3) had instrumental motives, (4) were ”unexpected” by the prisoners themselves, and (5) were associated with withdrawal from drugs. The interrater reliability as measured by Cohen’s was good to excellent at 0.81 (p < .001), 95% CI (0.69, 0.93). Conclusion: With further validation in other samples, this typology may assist suicide prevention initiatives in prisons as well as other forensic institutions by informing the assessment and formulation of suicide risk.

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