The Opinions of GP's Patients About Suicide,Assisted Suicide,Euthanasia, and Suicide Prevention: An Italian Survey |
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| Authors: | Stefano Zanone Poma MD PhD Silvia Vicentini Psych Francesca Siviero Psych Antonello Grossi Psych Emanuele Toniolo MD Vincenzo Baldo MD PhD Diego De Leo MD PhD DSc FRANZCP AO |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mental Health – Local Health Authority (ULSS 18) of Rovigo, Rovigo, Italy;2. Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Institute of Hygiene, University of Padua, Padova, Italy;3. Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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