title: The hard way out.
abstract: Much recent discussion and publicity has been directed towards the problem of international self-poisoning as a cry for help, or as a manipulative procedure where patients have ensured that the suicide attempt is discovered in time for counter measures. I describe the successful and carefully planned suicide of a 72-year-old patient with a particular attitude to euthanasia and with no evidence of a depressive illness.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*