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Suicide prohibition

by Thomas Stephen Szasz

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Examination and critique of contemporary anti-suicide policies that are based on the notion that voluntary death is a mental health problem, and systematically lays out the dehumanizing consequences of psychiatrizing suicide prevention.

SuicideMedical policyPreventionPsychological aspectsSuicide, preventionHealth PolicyPsychologyPrevention & controlEthicsPersonal AutonomyMoral and ethical aspects