# Is suicide sane? To be or not to be, that is the question

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Raj Persaud
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/suicide-sane-be-or-not-be-question)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

To be or not to be, that is the question. The world's number one suicide spot is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco where, since its building, debate has raged as to whether an anti-suicide fence should be put up to restrain jumpers. The debate is an analogue for the wider controversy over what is going on in the mind of a suicide attempter and whether we can do anything to stop someone who is really determined to end their life.

## Lectures

1. [Is suicide sane? To be or not to be, that is the question](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/suicide-sane-be-or-not-be-question/ff2a6c48aef7) (YouTube)