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. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.

Frati, P., Gulino, M., Mancarella, P., Cecchi, R., Ferracuti, S. (2016). Assisted suicide in the care of mentally ill patients: The Lucio Magri's case. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, 21, 26-30 [10.1016/j.jflm.2013.10.017].

Assisted suicide in the care of mentally ill patients: The Lucio Magri's case

Gulino, M.;
2016-11-04

Abstract

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. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.
4-nov-2016
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/02 - STORIA DELLA MEDICINA
English
End-of-life decisions; Assisted suicide; Suicide; Right to die; Mental illness; Neurological disorders
Frati, P., Gulino, M., Mancarella, P., Cecchi, R., Ferracuti, S. (2016). Assisted suicide in the care of mentally ill patients: The Lucio Magri's case. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, 21, 26-30 [10.1016/j.jflm.2013.10.017].
Frati, P; Gulino, M; Mancarella, P; Cecchi, R; Ferracuti, S
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