Rosenfeld, Barry. <br/><br/>
Assisted suicide and the right to die :  the interface of social science, public policy, and medical ethics / 
Barry Rosenfeld. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Washington, DC :  American Psychological Association,   
 - viii, 201 pages ;  27 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index. 
<br/><br/> History of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: philosophical, religious, and clinical contexts --  Legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide --  Do not resuscitate orders, living wills, and surrogate decision making --  Research issues in assisted suicide and euthanasia: methods and opportunities for future research --  Influence of depression and psychosocial factors on physician-assisted suicide --  The role of pain and other physical symptoms in the desire for hastened death --  End-of-life decision making --  Lessons learned from the Netherlands --  The Oregon experiment --  Where do we go from here?  Chap. 1  Chap. 2  Chap. 3  Chap. 4  Chap. 5  Chap. 6  Chap. 7  Chap. 8  Chap. 9  Chap. 10 
<br/><br/> Annotation  This comprehensive overview examines the social science research related to physician-assisted suicide. Topics include assessment of patient decision-making abilities, do-not-resuscitate orders, and advance directives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1591471028 9781591471028 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004000157 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA4Z2575  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Right to die--Psychological aspects.<br/>Right to die--Social aspects.<br/>Euthanasia--Psychological aspects.<br/>Euthanasia--Social aspects.<br/>Death--Psychological aspects.<br/>Suicide, Assisted--ethics.<br/>Right to Die--ethics.<br/>Euthanasia--psychology.<br/>Attitude to Death.<br/>Suicide, Assisted--legislation & jurisprudence.<br/>Public Policy.<br/>Aide au suicide--Aspect moral.<br/>--Aspect psychologique.<br/>--Aspect social.<br/>Euthanasie--Aspect psychologique.<br/>Euthanasie--Aspect social.<br/>Mort--Aspect psychologique.<br/>Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Death--Psychological aspects.<br/>Euthanasia--Psychological aspects.<br/>Euthanasia--Social aspects.<br/>Right to die--Psychological aspects.<br/>Right to die--Social aspects.<br/>Euthanasie.<br/>Psychologische aspecten.<br/>Sociale aspecten.<br/>Sterbehilfe.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R726  / .R64 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>179.7 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2004 F-845 W 50  / R8135a 2004