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Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide.

David Shaw1, Manuel Trachsel2, Bernice Elger3.   

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.

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Year:  2018        PMID: 29947315     DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2018.81

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Br J Psychiatry        ISSN: 0007-1250            Impact factor:   9.319


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Review 1.  Free will and the desire for suicide in mental illness.

Authors:  Tobias Zürcher
Journal:  Front Psychiatry       Date:  2022-07-15       Impact factor: 5.435

Review 2.  Assisted dying requests from people in detention: Psychiatric, ethical, and legal considerations-A literature review.

Authors:  Irina Franke; Thierry Urwyler; Christian Prüter-Schwarte
Journal:  Front Psychiatry       Date:  2022-07-29       Impact factor: 5.435

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