BookRobert E. McCue, Meera Balasubramaniam, editors.
Contents:
Introduction (McCue)
Elderly suicide through history (McCue)
Acceptability of elderly suicide across cultures
Baby boomers and the wish to control life and death
Can suicide in the elderly be rational? (Lawrence Nelson)
Clinical criteria for rational suicide in the elderly
Who are the elderly who want to end their lives?
Existential issues in late-life rational suicide
Psychological issues in late-life rational suicide (Elissa Kolva)
Psychodynamic issues in late-life rational suicide (Balasubramaniam)
Terminal mental illness and the wish to die (Barbara Sommer)
The impact of spirituality on the rationality of suicide
The impact of psychotherapy on the rationality of suicide (Elissa Kolva)
The impact of psychopharmacology on the rationality of suicide (Balasubramaniam)
Commentary.