2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.02987_1.x
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Rational suicide: uncertain moral ground

Abstract: Nurses who have not reflected on the moral issues involved with rational suicide may be unprepared psychologically and professionally when working with patients who may be contemplating such actions.

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“…The term Suicide is taken from the Latin sui , of oneself and cidium , to kill. Rational denotes something that is characterized by reason (Rich & Butts 2004). The morality of suicide has been debated throughout history.…”
Section: Rational Suicidementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The term Suicide is taken from the Latin sui , of oneself and cidium , to kill. Rational denotes something that is characterized by reason (Rich & Butts 2004). The morality of suicide has been debated throughout history.…”
Section: Rational Suicidementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The morality of suicide has been debated throughout history. From the tolerance of ancient Greece to the opposition of the Christian church, the view of suicide as an act of honour was replaced by religious censure and then legal penalty (Werth 1996, Rich & Butts 2004, McManus 2005). Although suicide has not been a criminal offence in the UK since 1961 (Williams 1997), psychiatry has maintained its position that suicide must be prevented, as it is a consequence of mental illness or an irrational drive towards self‐destruction resulting from a distorted assessment of life prospects (Beauchamp 1980, Clark 1992, Nicki 2002).…”
Section: Rational Suicidementioning
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“…Der Ausdruck Suizid stammt aus dem Lateinischen und setzt sich zusammen aus sui = selbst und cidium = töten. Rational bezeichnet etwas, das durch einen Grund charakterisiert ist [47]. In allen Zeiten wurde die moralische Berechtigung zum Suizid diskutiert.…”
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“…In allen Zeiten wurde die moralische Berechtigung zum Suizid diskutiert. Von der Toleranz im antiken Griechenland bis zum Gegenteil der christlichen Kirchen wandelte sich die Sichtweise über Suizid vom Ehrentod zur religiösen Schande und dann zur strafbaren Handlung [33,58,47]. Obwohl in Großbritannien der Suizid seit 1961 keine Straftat mehr darstellt [59], hat die Psychiatrie ihre Position aufrecht erhalten, dass Suizid verhindert werden muss, da er eine Folge psychischer Erkrankung darstellt oder einen irrationalen Hang zur Selbstzerstörung, der von einer verzerrten Beurteilung der Zukunftsaussichten herrührt [4,14,43].…”
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