Citation

Lester D, Yang Lester B. Psychol. Rep. 1996; 79(2): 405-406.

Affiliation

Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, New Jersey 08240, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8909061

Abstract

78 subjects were presented with an hypothetical situation in which they were considering committing suicide after being, afflicted with cancer. Their decision to commit suicide was affected by the anticipated pain from the chemotherapy and by the probability of survival, suggesting that suicide can be a national choice.

Language: en