TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Death by hunger strike: suicide or not?
JO  - Psychiatry, psychology and law
A1  - Obegi, Joseph H.
SP  - 121
EP  - 131
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1321-8719
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2175069
ID  - ref1
ER  -