Can suicide be a good death?

Death Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 511-527

  Lester, David ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; RATIONALIZATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 33745270724     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180600742509     Document Type: Review

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