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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

open access: yesBMC 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assisted suicide is a critical problem in psychiatry

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Active euthanasia is currently permitted in Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia, Luxembourg, Canada, Australia and India. Assisted suicide is allowed in Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Japan, as well as in the states of Washington, Oregon ...
P. Liubov
doaj   +1 more source

Suicide Risk in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities: 2003–2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objectives We investigated the epidemiology of suicide among adults aged 50 years and older in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and whether anticipating transitioning into long-term care (LTC) is a risk factor for suicide.
Leslie, Marc   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide by Alexandre Baril

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Bioethics
There is no more compelling a current issue than critically examining the topics of suicide prevention and assisted suicide. That has been exceptionally accomplished by Alexandre Baril in his book Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to ...
Juergen Dankwort
doaj   +1 more source

Euthanasia and assisted suicide: a Christian ethical perspective

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2002
This article introduces and compares the contrasting views of two well-known theologians, Gilbert Meilaender and Harry Kuitert, on euthanasia and medically assisted suicide.
E. de Villiers
doaj   +1 more source

Old age rational suicide [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In the societal debate surrounding voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide, there is a concern that older people will be left exposed to any legislation, subject to either faint suggestion or outright coercion from familial or professional ...
Richards, Naomi
core   +1 more source

Physician assisted suicide : an unbiased review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Medical ethics has become a highly discussed topic in the United States. Physician assisted suicide is one of the most commonly discussed ethical issues in the medical field.
Hollinger, Victoria J.
core   +2 more sources

Clinically Relevant Outcome Measures in Women With Adrenoleukodystrophy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited peroxisomal disease caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene located on the X chromosome. Although the most severe central nervous system and adrenal complications typically affect only men with adrenoleukodystrophy, the majority of women develop myeloneuropathy symptoms in adulthood.
Chenwei Yan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

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