Wish to Die

Suicide and Its Link to Euthanasia

Bibliographic Data

ID13628653
AuthorsInês Costa-Maia (Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Portugal), Silvia Marina (0000-0003-4808-9000, Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto University, Portugal), Miguel Ricou (0000-0002-8190-9587, Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto University, Portugal, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume83
Issue4
Pages927-943
Publication date2019-08-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222819871182
PMID31466508
OpenAlexW2970258489
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited31

This article analyzes suicidal behavior and how its inherent processes of death ideation can overlap with those seeking euthanasia. We present a literature review of three main events in suicide (suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and suicide) in different populations and evaluate implications for health-care practice and risk assessment taking into account the context of euthanasia. We ponder upon the motives behind suicide and its link with wish to die requests to hasten death. We discuss the possibility of the reversal of a wish to die as well as a potential process of differentiating between individuals who would maintain their wish and benefit from termination of life and others who would later change their minds

Assisted suicide · Context (archaeology · Ideation · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sociology · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Wish · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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