Objectives Prevalence rates of death by euthanasia (EUT) and physician-assisted suicide
(PAS) have increased among older adults, and public debates on these practices are still …

Background Laws allowing assisted suicide and euthanasia have been implemented in
many locations around the world but some individuals suffering with terminal illness …

Calls to legalize physician-assisted suicide have increased and public interest in the subject
has grown in recent years despite ethical prohibitions. Many people have concerns about …

Context: Some patients in palliative care units request euthanasia regardless of legislation.
Although studies have explored the reasons for these requests, little is known about the …

Cancer patients are at high risk for suicide, particularly when they are informed about the
cancer diagnosis or hospitalized for cancer treatment. Therefore, oncology healthcare …

Meaning-Centered-Psychotherapy in the Cancer Setting provides a theoretical context for
Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a non-pharmalogic intervention which has been …

Research aims The motivations that lead to wishes to die (WTD) in palliative care patients
with cancer are relatively well studied. But little is known about WTD in other pathologies …

Psychological variables substantially shape the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours
(STBs). However, it is unclear to what extent they are considered in individuals with cancer …

Background: Patients with advanced conditions may present a wish to hasten death.
Assessing this wish is complex due to the nature of the phenomenon and the difficulty of …

Background In the pursuit to provide the highest quality of person centered palliative care,
client preferences, needs, and wishes surrounding end of life should be used to inform the …