The Opinions of GP's Patients About Suicide, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Suicide Prevention: An Italian Survey.
A survey about opinions on end-of-life issues of a population represented by 1,171 people in the waiting room of general practitioners' surgeries was conducted in a province of northern Italy. Most subjects did not consider suicide as a reasonable option even in cases of a serious and incurable disease. Moreover, subjects did not consider euthanasia as a possible option either; however, they did express an opposite attitude when considering euthanasia in a third-person perspective. People with a personal history of suicidal behavior appear to present as a different population, overall expressing more open attitudes.
Department of Mental Health - Local Health Authority (ULSS 18) of Rovigo, Rovigo, Italy.
Stefano Zanone
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Poma
Department of Mental Health - Local Health Authority (ULSS 18) of Rovigo, Rovigo, Italy.
Silvia
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Vicentini
Department of Mental Health - Local Health Authority (ULSS 18) of Rovigo, Rovigo, Italy.
Francesca
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Siviero
Department of Mental Health - Local Health Authority (ULSS 18) of Rovigo, Rovigo, Italy.
Antonello
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Grossi
Department of Mental Health - Local Health Authority (ULSS 18) of Rovigo, Rovigo, Italy.
Emanuele
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Toniolo
Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Institute of Hygiene, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Vincenzo
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Baldo
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Diego
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De Leo
D001293:Attitude to Death; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology