'The one truly serious philosophical problem': Ethical aspects of suicide

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-293

  Khan, Murad M ^a   Mian, Ayesha I ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIETY; SUICIDE;

CULTURE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 77953349410     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2010.484017     Document Type: Review

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