Suicidal Intent in the Palliative Care Setting

Alleback P. , Bolund C. Suicides and suicide attempts in cancer patients. Psychol Med 1991; 21: 979–984.

Breitbart W. , Passik S. Psychiatric aspects of palliative care. In: Doyle D. , Hanks G.W. , MacDonald N. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001; pp. 942–944.

Boland C. Suicide and cancer: II. Medical and care factors in suicide by cancer patients in Sweden 1973–1976. J Psychosoc Oncol 1985; 3: 31–52.

Fontana J.S. Rational suicide in the terminally ill. J Nurs Schol 2002; 34: 147–151.

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

Spiegel K. Rational suicide: considerations for the clinician. Psychiatr Q 1982; 54: 113–115.

Werth J.L. Rational suicide reconsidered: AIDS as an impetus for change. Death Stud 1995; 19: 65–80.

Rabinowitz T. Palliative care and hospice. In: Stern TA, Sekeres MA. Facing Cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004; pp. 367–374.

Chochinov H.M. , Wilson K.G. , Enns M. , Lander S. Depression, hopelessness and suicidal ideation in the terminally ill. Psychosomatics 1998; 39: 366–370.

Kelly B. , Burnett D. , Pelusi D. , Badger S. , Varghese F. , Robertson M. Factors associated with the wish to hasten death: a study of patients with terminal illness. Psychol Med 2003; 33: 75–81.