Lande R G
Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20012.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 1992 Fall;22(3):341-9.
The United States military is sensitive to suicide. There are military policies that direct the formation of active suicide prevention programs. The U.S. military emphasizes a humanitarian approach. Modern military law, however, may view suicidal behavior as deviant. The prosecution of this behavior, although theoretically possible, has never occurred until recently. The U.S. military has now convicted soldiers for attempted suicide and assisted suicide. This article reviews these recent court decisions and suggests revisions in the military law.
美国军方对自杀问题很敏感。有军事政策指导积极的自杀预防项目的形成。美国军方强调人道主义方法。然而，现代军事法可能将自杀行为视为异常行为。对这种行为的起诉，虽然从理论上讲是可能的，但直到最近才发生过。美国军方现在已判定士兵企图自杀和协助自杀罪名成立。本文回顾了这些最近的法庭判决，并建议对军事法进行修订。
