Rational Suicide in the Elderly

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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• Psiquiatria
• Prática geral
• Medicina geriátrica
• Psicoterapia
• Saude pública e medicina preventiva

Clinical criteria for rational suicide;Late-life depression;Mental illness in the elderly;Psychopharmacology in the elderly;Suicide interventions