Euthanasia, medically assisted dying or assisted suicide: time for psychiatrists to say no
… psychiatrists issues relating to our participation in assisted dying, defined as actively ending
a person’s life (euthanasia) or providing people the means to end their life (assisted suicide)…
a person’s life (euthanasia) or providing people the means to end their life (assisted suicide)…
The role of psychiatrists and mental disorder in assisted dying practices around the world: a review of the legislation and official reports
R McCormack, R Fléchais - Psychosomatics, 2012 - Elsevier
… euthanasia and/or assisted suicide (often physician-assisted). … no specific advice on assisted
dying. The Royal College of … capacity/decisional competence at the time of application. A …
dying. The Royal College of … capacity/decisional competence at the time of application. A …
Medically assisted dying and suicide: How are they different, and how are they similar?
P Friesen - Hastings Center Report, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… to those with psychiatric conditions who wish to end their lives. I will call this “euthanasia for
… about many “taboo” topics and to support one another in our times of greatest distress. Our …
… about many “taboo” topics and to support one another in our times of greatest distress. Our …
Should euthanasia and assisted suicide for psychiatric disorders be permitted? A systematic review of reasons
ME Nicolini, SYH Kim, ME Churchill… - Psychological …, 2020 - cambridge.org
… In Canada, the 2016 medical assistance in dying law, limited … , 45 con) which were mentioned
407 times (232 pro, 175 con … not helpful in psychiatric disorders, ie we do not treat mental …
407 times (232 pro, 175 con … not helpful in psychiatric disorders, ie we do not treat mental …
Assisted dying in liberalised jurisdictions and the role of psychiatry: a clinician's view
S Macleod - Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
… prohibiting euthanasia and PAS, and with an interest in the psychiatric … In 1996, for the first
time in history, a democratically elected … In the UK assisting suicide remains illegal, however …
time in history, a democratically elected … In the UK assisting suicide remains illegal, however …
Patient requests for euthanasia and assisted suicide in terminal illness: the role of the psychiatrist
SD Block, JA Billings - Psychosomatics, 1995 - Elsevier
… Full evaluation of patient requests for assistance in dying … to the psychiatric consultant their
frustrations with RT They do not feel … of his desire for euthanasia at a time when his symptoms …
frustrations with RT They do not feel … of his desire for euthanasia at a time when his symptoms …
Defending the indefensible? Psychiatry, assisted suicide and human freedom
M Parker - International journal of law and psychiatry, 2013 - Elsevier
… the impermissibility of active assistance in dying. Given the long … I review the vexed question
of “psychiatric euthanasia”, ie the … Since that time, of course, we have seen enactments that …
of “psychiatric euthanasia”, ie the … Since that time, of course, we have seen enactments that …
Considerations by Dutch psychiatrists regarding euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in psychiatry: a qualitative study
R Pronk, K Evenblij, DL Willems… - … of Clinical Psychiatry, 2019 - psychiatrist.com
… , while at the same time, the number of psychiatric patients requesting EAS has significantly
… patient well and truly without any prospect of improvement, and how can we know that no …
… patient well and truly without any prospect of improvement, and how can we know that no …
Withdrawing an explicit request for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide: a retrospective study on the influence of mental health status and other patient …
I Marcoux, BD Onwuteaka-Philipsen… - Psychological …, 2005 - cambridge.org
… 1.3 times fewer physical health problems and three times less … subgroups (euthanasia,
physician-assisted suicide, change … Unfortunately, we do not know the real reasons why patients …
physician-assisted suicide, change … Unfortunately, we do not know the real reasons why patients …
Requests for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide from older persons who do not have a severe disease: an interview study
ML Rurup, MT Muller… - Psychological …, 2005 - cambridge.org
… of all physicians have at some time received an … euthanasia and physicianassisted suicide
(EAS) for elderly people who wish to die but do not suffer from a severe physical or psychiatric …
(EAS) for elderly people who wish to die but do not suffer from a severe physical or psychiatric …