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Comment
. 2017 Oct;211(4):246-247.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.117.199687.

Invited commentary on … When unbearable suffering incites psychiatric patients to request euthanasia: a qualitative study

Steve Pearce  1
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Invited commentary on … When unbearable suffering incites psychiatric patients to request euthanasia: a qualitative study

Steve Pearce. Br J Psychiatry. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Although the paper in this issue by Verhofstadt et al sheds some light on the features of unbearable suffering stemming from psychiatric disorder leading to a request for euthanasia, this is limited. The bulk of the paper illustrates the particular ethical challenges posed by the policy of making euthanasia available in these circumstances.

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Declaration of interestS.P. is the chair of Oxford Health NHS Trust Clinical Ethics Advisory Group, and vice chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Professional Practice and Ethics Committee.

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