# Is it possible to will yourself to die?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-will-yourself-to-die/356319 "2006-05-11T02:39:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-will-yourself-to-die/356319/21 "2006-05-15T07:06:06Z")

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> **vpriest** : This is a book about Personality Disorders in the Elderly. The editor is Irving B. Weiner. 1999 but it’s still the only book around that deals with this issue. ISBN 0-8058-2683-1.

Welcome to the Straight Dope, **vpriest**.

Although Irving B. Weiner has distinguished himself in the field of geriatric psychiatry, his work is not alone in dealing with the issues of personality disorders in the elderly. See [International Psychogeriatric Association](http://www.ipa-online.org/ipaonlinev3/publications/archive/11_2toc.asp)

The issue of personality disorders does not seem to be related to what Guinastasia has asked.

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