@article{ref1,
title="Death by hunger strike: suicide or not?",
journal="Psychiatry, psychology and law",
year="2024",
author="Obegi, Joseph H.",
volume="31",
number="1",
pages="121-131",
abstract="Conventional thinking holds that most inmates who hunger strike do not desire to die. Rather, they want prison officials to concede to their demands. In this paper, I examine whether death by hunger strike can be classified as suicide. After reviewing definitions of suicide and suicidal intent, I conclude that some deaths by hunger strike can be readily classified as suicides. I further propose that conditional intention is a useful way to understand the complex motivations of hunger strikers. I close by discussing the implications of conditional intention for the assessment of suicidal intent among hunger strikers and for the duty of mental health providers to prevent suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1321-8719",
doi="10.1080/13218719.2023.2175069",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2175069"
}