TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide as a work accident
AU - Mester, Roberto
AU - Spivak, Baruch
AU - Toren, Paz
AU - Becker, Daniel
AU - Schwartz, Sima
AU - Mozes, Tamar
AU - Gohen, Noah
AU - Weizman, Abraham
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - Suicide by definition is a purposeful and intentional act of self-slaughter and, as such, has not the intrinsic characteristics of an accident. The latter is an unexpected, non-intentional act. Nevertheless, in Israel, on various occasions during the last decade, suicide has been accepted by the courts as a compensatable work accident. A series of cases is presented, together with detailed discussion of the role of the psychiatric expert when dealing with this specific medico-legal issue.
AB - Suicide by definition is a purposeful and intentional act of self-slaughter and, as such, has not the intrinsic characteristics of an accident. The latter is an unexpected, non-intentional act. Nevertheless, in Israel, on various occasions during the last decade, suicide has been accepted by the courts as a compensatable work accident. A series of cases is presented, together with detailed discussion of the role of the psychiatric expert when dealing with this specific medico-legal issue.
KW - Accident
KW - Compensation
KW - Insurance
KW - Law
KW - Suicide
KW - Worker
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84948032730&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09585189508410780
DO - 10.1080/09585189508410780
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AN - SCOPUS:84948032730
SN - 0958-5184
VL - 6
SP - 516
EP - 526
JO - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -
