Practical Ethics in Suicide

Brian L. Mishara is the director and founder of the Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End-of Life Practices (CRISE), and Psychology Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was formerly president of the Canadian and International Associations for Suicide Prevention. David N. Weisstub is the founder and honorary life president of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH), Senior Researcher at CRISE and co-president and co-founder of the International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health (IAMEPH). He was formerly the Philippe Pinel Professor of Legal Psychiatry and Biomedical Ethics at the Université de Montréal, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School.

• Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Ethical perspectives to guide decision-making; 2. Moral dilemmas in helpline rescue policies; 3. Ethical challenges in suicide research; 4. The control of suicide promotion over the internet; 5. Genetic testing for suicide risk assessment; 6. Suicide and civil commitment; 7. The legal status of suicide; 8. The rhetoric of assisted suicide and euthanasia ('medical assistance in dying'); 9. Suicide prevention and the expansion of medical assistance in dying; 10. Conclusion: my brother's keeper; References; Index.

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