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Psychological Issues in Euthanasia, Suicide, and Assisted Suicide
Author(s) -
Lester David
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01567.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , psychology , assisted suicide , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , injury prevention , locus of control , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , medical emergency , medicine , social psychology , pathology
This paper reviews various life‐ending techniques such as euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide in order to better address the psychological issues related to these actions. Specific attention is paid to investigating when a death is deemed to be appropriate and the role that the level of appropriateness should play in the decisions of individuals to terminate a life. In addition, a number of additional psychological concepts such as locus of control and subjective norms are examined in terms of their importance for decisions regarding euthanasia and suicide.