Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and assisted dying: response to comments

Affiliations

¹ Department of Philosophy, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of General Practice, Section Medical Ethics, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy, Erasmus Medical Centre/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Comment

Udo Schuklenk et al. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug.

. 2015 Aug;41(8):589-91.

doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102966. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

¹ Department of Philosophy, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of General Practice, Section Medical Ethics, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy, Erasmus Medical Centre/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Ethics.

Comment on

Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and assisted dying.
Schuklenk U, van de Vathorst S. Schuklenk U, et al. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug;41(8):577-83. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102458. Epub 2015 May 2. J Med Ethics. 2015. PMID: 25935906 Review.
Choosing death in depression: a commentary on 'Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and assisted dying'.
Broome MR, de Cates A. Broome MR, et al. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug;41(8):586-7. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102812. Epub 2015 Jun 22. J Med Ethics. 2015. PMID: 26100360 No abstract available.
Why extra caution is needed in the case of depressed patients.
den Hartogh G. den Hartogh G. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug;41(8):588-9. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102814. Epub 2015 Jun 25. J Med Ethics. 2015. PMID: 26112612 No abstract available.
Commentary on 'Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and assisted dying'.
Cowley C. Cowley C. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug;41(8):585-6. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102811. Epub 2015 Jun 29. J Med Ethics. 2015. PMID: 26124286 No abstract available.