Sökning: "assisted suicide"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden assisted suicide.

  1. 1. On suicide in European countries : some theoretical, legal and historical views on suicide mortality and its concomitants

    Författare :Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen; Stephen Platt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; assisted suicide; comparative studies; cross-sectional studies; culture; Durkheim; Europe; history; law; modernization; Parsons; suicide; suicide rates; Sweden; theories; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The theme of this thesis is suicide mortality in its various aspects, seen from an international, European perspective. It questions the existence of social (structural) concomitants to suicide mortality and investigates attitudes towards and legislation concerning suicide, as well as some historical processes pertaining to their development. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Opioidberoende : en studie om beroendevården och det sociala sammanhangets betydelse

    Författare :Marcus Nilsson Blom; Björn Blom; Mojgan Padyab; Daniel Törnqvist; Lena Lundgren; Björn Johnson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Opioid dependence; medication assisted treatment; compulsory care; social cohesion; register-based research; social work;

    Sammanfattning : Opioid dependence is highly associated with health problems relating to physical health (infectious diseases) as well as mental health (depression, anxiety, antisocial behavior). In addition, research has found an association between use of opioids and increased risk of premature death as a consequence of overdose or other circumstances, such as suicide. LÄS MER

  4. 3. End-of-life decisions : studies of attitudes and reasoning

    Författare :Anna Lindblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to study attitudes towards and reasoning for and against end-of-life decisions among physicians and the general public in Sweden. The end-of-life decisions in focus are refraining from life-sustaining treatment, continuous deep sedation, physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Autonomy and decision-making capacity : studies on the ethics of self-determination in healthcare

    Författare :Manne Sjöstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The thesis discusses the concepts of autonomy and decision-making capacity and their normative relevance in healthcare. It is based on five studies. The first study discusses autonomy and the ethics of compulsory treatment in psychiatry. Different lines of reasoning regarding the justification of compulsory treatment are discussed. LÄS MER