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Rational suicide, irrational laws : examining current approaches to suicide in policy and law, Susan Stefan
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- "When should we try to prevent suicide? Should it be facilitated for some people, in some circumstances? For the last forty years, law and policy on suicide have followed two separate and distinct tracks: laws aimed at preventing suicide and, increasingly, laws aimed at facilitating it. In Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws legal scholar Susan Stefan argues that these laws co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws, including constitutional law, criminal law, malpractice law, and civil commitment law, toward people who want to end their lives. Based on the author's expert understanding of mental health and legal systems, analysis of related national and international laws and policy, and surveys and interviews with more than 300 suicide-attempt survivors, doctors, lawyers, and mental health professionals, Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws exposes the counterproductive nature of current policies and laws about suicide. Stefan proposes and defends specific reforms, including increased protection of mental health professionals from liability, increased protection of suicidal people from coercive interventions, reframing medical involvement in assisted suicide, and focusing on approaches to suicidal people that help them rather than assuming suicidality is always a symptom of mental illness. Stefan compares policies and laws in different states in the U.S. and examines the policies and laws of other countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including the 2015 legalization of assisted suicide in Canada. The book includes model statutes, seven in-depth studies of people whose cases presented profound ethical, legal, and policy dilemmas, and over a thousand cases interpreting rights and responsibilities relating to suicide, especially in the area of psychiatric malpractice"--
- "Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws argues that laws aimed at preventing suicide and laws aimed at facilitating it co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws toward people who want to end their lives"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xxvi, 552 pages
- Contents
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- "Sane" and "Insane" Suicide: The Law of Competence
- The Right to Die, Involuntary Commitment, and the Constitution
- Assisted Suicide in the States
- International Perspectives in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
- Assisted Suicide and the Medical Profession
- Mental Health Professionals and Suicide
- Types of Suicide
- Discrimination on the Basis of Suicidality
- Prevention and Treatment: Policy and Legal Barriers
- Conclusion: People with Psychiatric Diagnoses and Assisted Suicide
- Appendix A: Model Statutes
- Appendix B: Survey of People Who Have Attempted Suicide
- 1. Survey: Experiences with Suicide
- 2. Final Results of Survey
- Table of Case
- Isbn
- 9780199981199
- Label
- Rational suicide, irrational laws : examining current approaches to suicide in policy and law
- Title
- Rational suicide, irrational laws
- Title remainder
- examining current approaches to suicide in policy and law
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Stefan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "When should we try to prevent suicide? Should it be facilitated for some people, in some circumstances? For the last forty years, law and policy on suicide have followed two separate and distinct tracks: laws aimed at preventing suicide and, increasingly, laws aimed at facilitating it. In Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws legal scholar Susan Stefan argues that these laws co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws, including constitutional law, criminal law, malpractice law, and civil commitment law, toward people who want to end their lives. Based on the author's expert understanding of mental health and legal systems, analysis of related national and international laws and policy, and surveys and interviews with more than 300 suicide-attempt survivors, doctors, lawyers, and mental health professionals, Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws exposes the counterproductive nature of current policies and laws about suicide. Stefan proposes and defends specific reforms, including increased protection of mental health professionals from liability, increased protection of suicidal people from coercive interventions, reframing medical involvement in assisted suicide, and focusing on approaches to suicidal people that help them rather than assuming suicidality is always a symptom of mental illness. Stefan compares policies and laws in different states in the U.S. and examines the policies and laws of other countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including the 2015 legalization of assisted suicide in Canada. The book includes model statutes, seven in-depth studies of people whose cases presented profound ethical, legal, and policy dilemmas, and over a thousand cases interpreting rights and responsibilities relating to suicide, especially in the area of psychiatric malpractice"--
- "Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws argues that laws aimed at preventing suicide and laws aimed at facilitating it co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws toward people who want to end their lives"--
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- Stefan, Susan
- Dewey number
- 362.28/5610973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6548.U5
- LC item number
- S74 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- American psychology-law society series
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- Suicide
- Suicide
- Suicide
- PSYCHOLOGY / Forensic Psychology
- LAW / Forensic Science
- Label
- Rational suicide, irrational laws : examining current approaches to suicide in policy and law, Susan Stefan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-540) and index
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- Contents
- "Sane" and "Insane" Suicide: The Law of Competence -- The Right to Die, Involuntary Commitment, and the Constitution -- Assisted Suicide in the States -- International Perspectives in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia -- Assisted Suicide and the Medical Profession -- Mental Health Professionals and Suicide -- Types of Suicide -- Discrimination on the Basis of Suicidality -- Prevention and Treatment: Policy and Legal Barriers -- Conclusion: People with Psychiatric Diagnoses and Assisted Suicide -- Appendix A: Model Statutes -- Appendix B: Survey of People Who Have Attempted Suicide -- 1. Survey: Experiences with Suicide -- 2. Final Results of Survey -- Table of Case
- Control code
- 933274080
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xxvi, 552 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199981199
- Lccn
- 2015049021
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)933274080
- Label
- Rational suicide, irrational laws : examining current approaches to suicide in policy and law, Susan Stefan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-540) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "Sane" and "Insane" Suicide: The Law of Competence -- The Right to Die, Involuntary Commitment, and the Constitution -- Assisted Suicide in the States -- International Perspectives in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia -- Assisted Suicide and the Medical Profession -- Mental Health Professionals and Suicide -- Types of Suicide -- Discrimination on the Basis of Suicidality -- Prevention and Treatment: Policy and Legal Barriers -- Conclusion: People with Psychiatric Diagnoses and Assisted Suicide -- Appendix A: Model Statutes -- Appendix B: Survey of People Who Have Attempted Suicide -- 1. Survey: Experiences with Suicide -- 2. Final Results of Survey -- Table of Case
- Control code
- 933274080
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xxvi, 552 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199981199
- Lccn
- 2015049021
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)933274080
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