Assisted suicide in the care of mentally ill patients: The Lucio Magri's case
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A year after Mario Monicelli's suicide, the death of another famous person in Italy, Lucio Magri, reawakened the Italian debate on social, ethical and juridical issues in end-of-life decisions. Unlike Monicelli, Lucio Magri decided to end his own life in Switzerland with the help of a physician because his mental illness rendered his life unbearable. Both Monicelli and Magri suffered from a severe depression. The authors analyze the ethical issues regarding the right to die for mentally ill patients and neurological disabled patients, discussing the decision-making autonomy in persons suffering from severe depression. The role of the psychiatry in the management of end-of-life decision requests is considered along with pros and cons of suicide prevention and rationale suicide.
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“Perception conflicts can arise between patients and healthcare professionals [71, 73], whose training focuses mainly on preserving life, particularly when MAiD-MD is not considered a last resort because treatment options remain to be tried [22].”
Background
- Authors
- Frati, P., Gulino, M., Mancarella, P., Cecchi, R., & Ferracuti, S.
- Affiliations
- Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Ferracuti, Stefano
- Venue
- Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 21
- Pages
- 26-30
- ISSN
- 1752-928X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2036328081
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
- IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Keywords
- assisted suicide, Mario Monicelli, end-of-life decisions, severe depression, mental illness, neurological deficit, right to die, decision-making autonomy, suicide prevention, rational suicide, physician-assisted death
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Attitude of Health Personnel, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Humans, Italy, Male, Public Opinion, Right to Die, Switzerland, Suicide, Assisted, Persons with Psychiatric Disorders, Medical Tourism
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