Editorial
doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.81.
Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide
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Editorial
Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide
Br J Psychiatry.
2018 Jul.
Abstract
In this editorial, we argue that current attitudes toward terminally ill patients are generally too paternalistic, and that it is wrong to assume that patients suffering from mental health issues (including depression) cannot consent to assisted suicide.Declaration of interestNone.
Comment in
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The advocates of euthanasia in patients with mental illness are going in the wrong direction.Br J Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;214(3):171. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.236. Br J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30774053 No abstract available.
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Capacity is only one aspect of decision-making at life's end.Br J Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;214(3):171-172. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.237. Br J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30774054 No abstract available.
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An odd choice for an editorial!Br J Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;214(3):172. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.238. Br J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30774055 No abstract available.
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Physician beneficence: the last stop for patients requesting assisted suicide.Br J Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;214(3):172-173. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.239. Br J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30774056 No abstract available.
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My response to 'Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide'.Br J Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;214(3):173. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.240. Br J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30774057 No abstract available.
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