Journal article
An Approach for Examining the Rationality of Suicide
Psychological reports, v 79(2), pp 405-406
Oct 1996
PMID: 8909061
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Abstract
78 subjects were presented with an hypothetical situation in which they were considering committing suicide after being afflicted with cancer. Their decision to commit suicide was affected by the anticipated pain from the chemotherapy and by the probability of survival, suggesting that suicide can be a rational choice.
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- Title
- An Approach for Examining the Rationality of Suicide
- Creators
- David Lester - Center for the Study of SuicideBijou Yang - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Psychological reports, v 79(2), pp 405-406
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996VM33700008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030265746
- Other Identifier
- 991019339697004721
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- Psychology, Multidisciplinary