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Assisted Suicide: An Italian Perscpective
, 2021 The unrestrainable evolution of medical science and technology is drastically changing health-care, enabling new medical procedures and remedies, which are increasingly intertwined with moral principles. Although a uniform European approach on assisted suicide is lacking, a common trend is developing: the boundary between euthanasia, assisted suicide ...
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Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Dutch Courts
, 1996 ...Until recently, little attention was paid to PAS [physician-assisted suicide] as such. During the last years, however, several cases of PAS that do not resemble the usual euthanasia cases have been brought before the [Dutch] courts.
Gevers, J.K.M.
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent among adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. A comorbid mental health condition is associated with worsened long‐term eating disorder outcomes. While individual risk factors for comorbid anxiety or depression and eating disorders have been elucidated, the impact of external ...
Anita V. Chaphekar +3 more
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PLoS ONEBackgroundSuicide assistance is as a complex process comprising a series of stages, ranging from initial consultations with patients about end-of-life options to counselling bereaved family members.
Sven Schwabe +3 more
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Oregon's Physician-Assisted Suicide Law: Provisions and Problems
, 1996 CONCLUSIONS: The Oregon Death With Dignity Act constitutes a major change in social policy and the practices of medicine. Regardless of one's position on the ethics of legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide, the law raises serious problems that must
Emanuel, Ezekiel J., Daniels, Elisabeth
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A guide to neuromodulation in drug‐resistant epilepsy
Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Neuromodulation is approved for the treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy. It has been increasingly utilized over the past two decades with the approval of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) in addition to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)—particularly in patients who are not deemed to be good resective surgical ...
Prachi Parikh +10 more
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Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To evaluate the occurrence, clinical correlates, and screening accuracy of depressive symptoms (DS) among adults with epilepsy in Georgia, a country with limited mental health resources. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional study in adults with epilepsy attending a tertiary care center. We assessed DS using two validated tools: the
Ketevan Silagadze +5 more
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, 2003 Position statements opposing legalization of physician- assisted suicide by organizations such as the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine rightly emphasize that palliative care should be the standard of care for the dying,
Quill, Timothy E., Cassel, Christine K.
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Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives ES‐481 is a novel potent and selective antagonist of TARP‐y8‐dependent AMPA receptors. We aimed to assess the potential efficacy, safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of different doses of ES‐481 as an add‐on anti‐seizure medication (ASM) in adults with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE). Methods This was a Phase 2A double‐blind,
Emma C. Foster +16 more
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Challenges of the Knowledge Society, 2011 The topics of euthanasia and assisted suicide are of profound importance in terms of law, ethics, religion, and social values. The question whether assisted dying should be legalised is often treated, by judges and commentators alike, as a question which
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