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“I lost so much more than my partner” – Bereaved partners’ grief experiences following suicide or physician-assisted dying in case of a mental disorder

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background There is a lack of existing research on grief following the intentional death of people suffering from a mental disorder. Our study aims to provide insight into grief experiences and social reactions of bereaved persons who lost their life ...
M. C. Snijdewind, J. de Keijser, G. Casteelen, P. A. Boelen, G. E. Smid   +4 more
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Maybe for unbearable suffering: Diverse racial, ethnic and cultural perspectives of assisted dying. A scoping review

Palliative Medicine
Background: Assisted dying, also commonly known as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, is legal in many countries. Interest in assisted dying is growing due to evolving societal understandings of a good death and a desire for choice.
Melissa J. Bloomer, Laurie A. Saffer, Jayne Hewitt, Lise Johns, Donna McAuliffe, Ann Bonner   +5 more
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Assisted dying before the ECtHR: General rules for national regulations

Medical Law International, 2022
National regulatory frameworks for assisted dying vary from an absolute ban to rather liberal, albeit conditional, approaches to the practice of assisting patients in terminating their lives.
S. Loos
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Norwegian Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nursing: Research and Reviews, 2022
Hege Hol,1 Solfrid Vatne,1 Aud Orøy,1 Anne Marie Mork Rokstad,1,2 Øivind Opdal3 1Faculty of Health Science and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway; 2Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg ...
Hol H, Vatne S, Orøy A, Rokstad AMM, Opdal Ø   +4 more
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When is hastened death considered suicide? A systematically conducted literature review about palliative care professionals’ experiences where assisted dying is legal

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background Laws allowing assisted suicide and euthanasia have been implemented in many locations around the world but some individuals suffering with terminal illness receiving palliative care services are hastening death or die by suicide without ...
Sheri Mila Gerson, Amanda Bingley, Nancy Preston, Anne Grinyer   +3 more
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Choreographing a good death: Carers' experiences and practices of enacting assisted dying.

Sociology of Health and Illness
The proliferation of assisted dying legislative reforms globally is a significant change in the social and medico-legal landscape of end-of-life care. Understanding the impacts of these legislative reforms on family members who care for a dying person is
Sophie Lewis, Camille La Brooy, Ian Kerridge, Alex Holmes, Ian Olver, Peter Hudson, Michael K. Dooley, P. Komesaroff   +7 more
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Junior doctors and conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying: ethical complexity in practice

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021
In jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is legal, eligibility assessments, prescription and administration of a VAD substance are commonly performed by senior doctors.
R. McDougall, B. White, Danielle Ko, L. Keogh, L. Willmott   +4 more
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Exploring multiple levels of suffering and suicide prevention in an era of emerging national legislations

Frontiers in Public Health
Access to assisted dying (variously called assisted suicide, euthanasia, and medical aid/assistance in dying) is increasingly available in many countries around the world.
Mark Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt, Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart, Sylvie Lapierre, Sylvie Lapierre, Margda Waern, Margda Waern, Reinhard Lindner   +7 more
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Does voluntary assisted dying cause public stigma for the bereaved? A vignette-based experiment

Palliative & Supportive Care, 2021
Objective Studies in countries where assisted dying is legal show that bereaved people express concern over the potential for social disapproval and social stigma because of the manner of death.
Sarah Philippkowski, M. O’Connor, M. Eisma, L. Willmott, Andrew R. Johnson, Lauren J. Breen   +5 more
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Attitudes and Arguments in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Debate in Australia: What Are They and How Have They Evolved Over Time?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
This paper provides a broad discussion about voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in Australia. The discussion examines the history of the VAD debate in Australia and whether public support for VAD and the arguments that have provided the framework for the VAD
Tracee Kresin, Jacinta Hawgood, D. de Leo, F. Varghese   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source