Brian L. Mishara (Universite du Quebec a Montreal), David N. Weisstub (International Academy of Law and Mental Health)

Practical Ethics in Suicide

Research, Policy and Clinical Decision-Making

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A practical book using ethical paradigms to understand contemporary challenges in suicide research, practices, and policies. Covering topics like medical assistance in dying, helpline rescue policies and suicide promotion over the internet, it is essential reading for people working in suicide prevention, ethics, law and philosophy of suicide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 150mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781009414906
• ISBN-10: 1009414909
• Artikelnr.: 69583422

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.