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Suicide / Jacqueline Langwith, book editor.

Langwith, Jacqueline. (Added Author).

Summary:

From Booklist: "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model-not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections-by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens-include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations-all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780737740127 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0737740124 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780737740134 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0737740132 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 268 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2008]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-259) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1. Who is most at risk for suicide? -- Teens are particularly at risk for suicide / Michael S. Jellinek -- Native American teens are most at risk for suicide / Native American Report -- Women are particularly at risk for suicide / Linda H. Chaudron and Eric D. Caine -- Men are particularly at risk for suicide / Ciaran Mulholland -- Homosexuality does not increase risk of suicide for teens / Peter LaBarbera -- The elderly are most at risk for suicide / Henry O'Connell, Ai-Vyrn Chin, Conal Cunningham, and Brian A. Lawlor -- Chapter 2. What are some of the causes of suicide? -- Suicide Internet sites can cause suicide / Sundararajan Rajagopal -- Suicide Internet sites should not be censored / Brian L. Mishara and David N. Weisstub -- Accutane causes suicide / Kevin Caruso -- Accutane does not cause suicide / Michael Fumento -- Foreign occupation is the primary cause of suicide terrorism / Scott McConnell interview with Robert Pape -- Foreign occupation is not the primary cause of suicide terrorism / Alan Dershowitz -- Chapter 3. How can suicide be prevented? -- Antidepressants prevent suicide / Ed Edelson -- Antidepressants cause suicide / Peter Breggin -- Antidepressants debate underscores need for treatment / Robert Bazell -- Screening teenagers can help prevent teen suicide / Richard A. Friedman -- Screening teenagers does not prevent teen suicide / Ellen Liversidge -- More needs to be done to prevent suicide / Dave Kitchell -- Suicide should not be prevented / Chris Korda -- Chapter 4. Should doctor-assisted suicide be allowed? -- People should be allowed to choose doctor-assisted suicide / Kathryn Tucker -- Doctor-assisted suicide should not be an option / Diane Coleman -- Doctor-assisted suicide is not immoral / Garret Keizer -- Doctor-assisted suicide is immoral / Wesley J. Smith -- Palliative care should be considered instead of assisted suicide / Ira Byock -- People suffering from mental illness should be allowed to choose assisted suicide / Jacob M. Appel -- It is immoral to give people suffering from mental illness a choice to die / Lewis Wolpert.
Subject: Suicide.
Suicide > Prevention.
Assisted suicide.


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