Articles by subject: suicide

Zero confidence (by Steven Lukes, November/December 2008 ): Banks collapsing, homes repossessed, jobs disappearing . . . no wonder the world is in despair. Steven Lukes turns to Durkheim to make sense of the real depression
A small point of doctrine (by Colin Brewer, May/June 2008 ): Taking your own life is a mortal sin, says the Catholic Church. Unless you happen to be a Bishop, finds Colin Brewer
Kill me quick (by Padraig Reidy, January/February 2004 ): Many of us would choose to take our own life rather than linger on till the bitter end. But whats the best way of going about it? Pádraig Reidy seeks a final exit