%0 Journal Article
%T Assisted suicide in the care of mentally ill patients: The Lucio Magri's case
%J Journal of forensic and legal medicine
%D 2014
%A Frati, Paola
%A Gulino, Matteo
%A Mancarella, Paola
%A Cecchi, Rossana
%A Ferracuti, Stefano
%V 21
%N 
%P 26-30
%X A year after Mario Monicelli's suicide, the death of another famous person in Italy, Lucio Magri, reawakened the Italian debate on social, ethical and juridical issues in end-of-life decisions. Unlike Monicelli, Lucio Magri decided to end his own life in Switzerland with the help of a physician because his mental illness rendered his life unbearable. Both Monicelli and Magri suffered from a severe depression. The authors analyze the ethical issues regarding the right to die for mentally ill patients and neurological disabled patients, discussing the decision-making autonomy in persons suffering from severe depression. The role of the psychiatry in the management of end-of-life decision requests is considered along with pros and cons of suicide prevention and rationale suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1752-928X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2013.10.017