SOME ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE

Authors

  • Andrew McKie University in Aberdeen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v2i2.19

Keywords:

Ethics, autonomy, Beneficence, Paternalism, Community, virtues

Abstract

The prevention of suicide is often discussed alongside the ethics of suicide itself. The ethics of prevention often centres around the use of ethical principles in the context of dilemmas and problems. The limitations of this approach are highlighted by focussing upon the concept of the moral community. Relational virtues arising from this commu-nity suggest important strategies for both client and carer alike.

Author Biography

  • Andrew McKie, University in Aberdeen

    Andrew Mckie is a lecturer in nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, at The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen

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Published

2013-06-11

How to Cite

McKie, A. (2013). SOME ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 2(2), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v2i2.19