Rational Suicide in the Elderly : Clinical, Ethical, and Sociocultural Aspects

This book provides a comprehensive view of rational suicide in the elderly, a group that has nearly twice the rate of suicide when chronically ill than any other demographic. Views of rational suicide are evolving, particularly because of a growing older population with a longer life expectancy. How...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors McCue, Robert E. (Editor), Balasubramaniam, Meera (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
General practice (Medicine).
Public health.
Geriatrics.
Primary care (Medicine).
Psychiatry.
Psychotherapy.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319326726
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-32672-6
Physical DescriptionXI, 224 p. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction (McCue)
  • Elderly suicide through history (McCue)
  • Acceptability of elderly suicide across cultures
  • Baby boomers and the wish to control life and death
  • Can suicide in the elderly be rational? (Lawrence Nelson)
  • Clinical criteria for rational suicide in the elderly
  • Who are the elderly who want to end their lives?
  • Existential issues in late-life rational suicide
  • Psychological issues in late-life rational suicide (Elissa Kolva)
  • Psychodynamic issues in late-life rational suicide (Balasubramaniam)
  • Terminal mental illness and the wish to die (Barbara Sommer)
  • The impact of spirituality on the rationality of suicide
  • The impact of psychotherapy on the rationality of suicide (Elissa Kolva)
  • The impact of psychopharmacology on the rationality of suicide (Balasubramaniam)
  • Commentary.

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