Citation

Lester D. J. Soc. Iss. 1996; 52(2): 51-62.

Affiliation

Center for the Study of Suicide, RR41, 5 Stonegate Court, Blackwood, NJ 08012, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15156861

Abstract

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.

Language: en