Assisted suicide and the right to die : the interface of social science, public policy, and medical ethics / Barry Rosenfeld.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 201 pages ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1591471028
  • 9781591471028
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179.7 22
LOC classification:
  • R726 .R64 2004
NLM classification:
  • 2004 F-845
  • W 50
Online resources:
Contents:
Chap. 1 History of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: philosophical, religious, and clinical contexts -- Chap. 2 Legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Chap. 3 Do not resuscitate orders, living wills, and surrogate decision making -- Chap. 4 Research issues in assisted suicide and euthanasia: methods and opportunities for future research -- Chap. 5 Influence of depression and psychosocial factors on physician-assisted suicide -- Chap. 6 The role of pain and other physical symptoms in the desire for hastened death -- Chap. 7 End-of-life decision making -- Chap. 8 Lessons learned from the Netherlands -- Chap. 9 The Oregon experiment -- Chap. 10 Where do we go from here?
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index.

Chap. 1 History of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: philosophical, religious, and clinical contexts -- Chap. 2 Legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Chap. 3 Do not resuscitate orders, living wills, and surrogate decision making -- Chap. 4 Research issues in assisted suicide and euthanasia: methods and opportunities for future research -- Chap. 5 Influence of depression and psychosocial factors on physician-assisted suicide -- Chap. 6 The role of pain and other physical symptoms in the desire for hastened death -- Chap. 7 End-of-life decision making -- Chap. 8 Lessons learned from the Netherlands -- Chap. 9 The Oregon experiment -- Chap. 10 Where do we go from here?

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.

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