Suicide – ethical and juridical aspects

Abstract. This paper discusses the phenomenom of suicidality with regard to patient autonomy on the one hand and the obligation of medical professionals to provide support and treatment on the other hand. The ...

Suicide – background, epidemiology, risk factors

Abstract. Suicide research, in particular epidemiology, comprises a huge amount of data. However, the theoretical understanding clearly lags behind the empirical knowledge. Suicide, suicide attempts and ...

Suicidality in mental illness – prevention and therapy

Abstract. The great majority of suicides and suicide attempts are related to mental illness. Special risk has been attributed to depression, psychosis, substance use, personality, and trauma-related ...

Prevention and interventions for suicidal youth considerations for health professionionals in Switzerland

Abstract. Adolescence is associated with a dramatic surge in suicide rate. While worldwide age-adjusted suicides rate per 100’000 in under 14-year ...

Suicide in the elderly – risk factors and prevention

Abstract. Suicide rates are highest among the elderly in Switzerland. The estimated number of unreported cases is particularly high in this age group. The risk factors are multidimensional, including ...

Suicidality at the general hospital – perspective of consultation and liaison psychiatry

Abstract. Suicidality is a common problem in the general hospital. Patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders or during a psychosocial crisis can develop suicidal ...

“I want to die” – dealing with suicidal wishes in primary palliative care

Abstract. Different attitudes towards, and ideas about the end of life, represent an often experienced challenge in palliative care provided by family doctors. If values diverge too ...

Suicide and suicidality in immigrant populations – transcultural aspects

Abstract. To live as an immigrant in a foreign environment trying to restart his/her life is a major challenge for an individual and requires outstanding coping capacities. Some ...

Managment of the suicidal patient in the out-patient practice

Abstract. Appropriate handling of suicidal tendencies is for certain one of the most important duties within ambulant treatment. As various examples show, occurrence of a suicidal tendency can ...