Citation

Pridmore S, Bowen P. Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care 2009; 5(2): 61-68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009)

DOI

10.1017/S1742646409990070

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicide is a problem for society. On examination, current medical/legal concepts of suicide and responsibility rely on imprecise definitions and neglect aspects of suicide which are social rather than medical. A non-medical approach to those cases of people at risk who do not suffer a mental disorder is suggested, along with factors to be considered when the actions of mental health professionals are being evaluated. © 2009, NAPICU. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; society; mood disorders; clinical responsibility; legal responsibility