Suffering is not enough: Assisted dying for people with mental illness
Persons with mental disorders who are resistant to evidence-based treatment can be referred to as patients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). Some patients with SPMI develop a strong wish for assisted dying. Switzerland has the longest history of non-medicalized assisted dying, which...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Bioethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 5, Pages: 519-524 |
IxTheo Classification: | NCH Medical ethics ZD Psychology |
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medical assistance in dying
B Futility B Ethics B Assisted Suicide B Mental Illness B decision-making capacity |
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