Rosenfeld, Barry.

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, c2004. - viii, 201 p. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index.

Ch. 1. History of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide: Philosophical, Religious, and Clinical Contexts -- Ch. 2. Legal Status of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide -- Ch. 3. Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Living Wills, and Surrogate Decision Making -- Ch. 4. Research Issues in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Methods and Opportunities for Future Research -- Ch. 5. Influence of Depression and Psychosocial Factors on Physician-Assisted Suicide -- Ch. 6. The Role of Pain and Other Physical Symptoms in Interest in Assisted Suicide and Desire for Hastened Death Research -- Ch. 7. End-of-Life Decision Making -- Ch. 8. Lessons Learned From the Netherlands -- Ch. 9. The Oregon Experiment -- Ch. 10. Where Do We Go From Here?

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Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.
Right to die--Psychological aspects.
Right to die--Social aspects.
Euthanasia--Psychological aspects.
Euthanasia--Social aspects.
Death--Psychological aspects.

R726 / .R64 2004

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