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Abstract：
Conventional thinking holds that most inmates who hunger strike do not desire to die. Rather, they want prison officials to concede to their demands. In this paper, I examine whether death by hunger strike can be classified as suicide. After reviewing definitions of suicide and suicidal intent, I conclude that some deaths by hunger strike can be readily classified as suicides. I further propose that conditional intention is a useful way to understand the complex motivations of hunger strikers. I close by discussing the implications of conditional intention for the assessment of suicidal intent among hunger strikers and for the duty of mental health providers to prevent suicide.
摘要：
传统思维认为，绝食的大多数囚犯不希望死亡。相反，他们希望监狱官员对他们的要求让步。在本文中,我研究绝食死亡是否可以归类为自杀。在回顾了自杀和自杀意图的定义后，我得出的结论是，绝食造成的一些死亡可以很容易地归类为自杀。我进一步建议，有条件的意图是了解绝食抗议者的复杂动机的有用方法。最后，我讨论了有条件意图对绝食者自杀意图评估以及精神卫生提供者预防自杀的责任的影响。
