Practical Ethics in Suicide
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-41490-6 (ISBN)
When and how forcefully must we intervene to save a life, and when should we respect the will to die? This book presents alternative ethical paradigms to understand contemporary challenges in suicide research, prevention, practices, and policies, including challenges in the expanding legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide ('medical assistance in dying'). Drawing on case studies and philosophical approaches, analysis focuses on decision-making when we are faced with questions about obligations to help and intervene in suicidal situations. Chapters cover moral dilemmas in rescue policies, ethical challenges in suicide research, civil and legal considerations, and similarities and differences with accessing medical assistance in dying. Discussion is grounded in contemporary debates, addressing important issues such as if we should continue to hospitalize people to protect them from self-harm, or control access to 'dangerous' suicide content online? This book is unique in its focus on the practical concerns of mental health professionals, helplines, researchers, policy makers, and programme planners who are faced with ethical challenges in suicidology and suicide prevention.
Brian L. Mishara is the director and founder of the Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End-of Life Practices (CRISE), and Psychology Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was formerly president of the Canadian and International Associations for Suicide Prevention. David N. Weisstub is the founder and honorary life president of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH), Senior Researcher at CRISE and co-president and co-founder of the International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health (IAMEPH). He was formerly the Philippe Pinel Professor of Legal Psychiatry and Biomedical Ethics at the Université de Montréal, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Ethical perspectives to guide decision-making; 2. Moral dilemmas in helpline rescue policies; 3. Ethical challenges in suicide research; 4. The control of suicide promotion over the internet; 5. Genetic testing for suicide risk assessment; 6. Suicide and civil commitment; 7. The legal status of suicide; 8. The rhetoric of assisted suicide and euthanasia ('medical assistance in dying'); 9. Suicide prevention and the expansion of medical assistance in dying; 10. Conclusion: my brother's keeper; References; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.02.2024 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-41490-9 / 1009414909 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-41490-6 / 9781009414906 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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