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Medical Assistance in Dying in Psychiatry, An Ethical Analysis. [PDF]

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Assisted dying (AD) is a general term in the literature to incorporate both physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and voluntary active euthanasia. In 2002 Belgium became the first country in the world to specifically acknowledge mental suffering
K. Keenan
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Medical Assistance in Dying: Challenges for Psychiatry [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), which comprises euthanasia and medically assisted suicide, is practiced in a growing number of countries and jurisdictions. In countries where it is permitted, the individual who requests it must be experiencing severe pain and suffering, but not all countries require the individual to be terminally ill.
Roland M. Jones, Alexander I. F. Simpson
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Factors That Influence Access to Medical Assistance in Dying Services: An Integrative Review [PDF]

Health Expectations
Background In nearly all jurisdictions where it is permitted, Medical Assistance in Dying is situated in a healthcare system. Currently, limited evidence demonstrates how supply and demand factors influence access to Medical Assistance in Dying ...
Jayne Hewitt, Michael Wilson, Ann Bonner, Melissa J. Bloomer   +3 more
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Supporting nursing roles in medical assistance in dying: Development and evaluation of an evidence-based reflective guide [PDF]

PEC Innovation, 2023
Objective: To develop and evaluate an evidence-based online Reflective Guide to prepare Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners for important professional, personal, and relational roles in MAID in Canada.
Barbara Pesut, Sally Thorne, Gloria Puurveen, Betsy Leimbigler   +3 more
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Decriminalising and legalising medical assistance in dying

South African Medical Journal
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J P van Niekerk, P Cluver, E Hertzog, M Kruger, K Moodley, J Myers, Dan Ncayiyana, J Snyman   +7 more
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Medical Assistance in Dying in Quebec: A Continuum Between Teams’ Accountability and Interdisciplinary Support Groups’ Assumption of Responsibility [PDF]

International Journal of Public Health
ObjectivesIn the province of Quebec, Canada, interdisciplinary support groups (ISGs) are mandated to support those who are involved in the clinical, administrative, legal and ethical aspects of medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
Catherine Perron, Catherine Perron, Eric Racine, Eric Racine, Marie-Eve Bouthillier, Marie-Eve Bouthillier   +5 more
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Deromanticizing medical assistance in dying [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2021
In response to Dr. Ashe’s article on providing his 100th case of medical assistance in dying (MAiD),[1][1] we wish to counter with our concerns about his romantic view of MAiD and its potential impact, his underestimation of the frequency of MAiD and his assertion that MAiD is an act of mercy ...
Gallagher, Romayne, Passmore, Michael J.
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Importance of investigating vulnerabilities in health and social service provision among requestors of medical assistance in dying [PDF]

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Yukiko Asada, Leslie Anne Campbell, Michel Grignon, Harneet Hothi, Tim Stainton, Scott Y.H. Kim   +5 more
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Medical assistance in dying and older adults. [PDF]

Can Fam Physician, 2022
Casey GM, Molnar F, Frank C, Sohi GK, Chase J.   +4 more
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How is the medical assistance in dying (MAID) process carried out in Nova Scotia, Canada? A qualitative process model flowchart study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives The aims of this study are: (1) to create a flowchart process model of how medical assistance in dying (MAID) occurs in Nova Scotia (NS), Canada and (2) to detail how NS healthcare professionals are involved in each stage of MAID. The research
Ellen T Crumley, John McCarthy, Scarlett Kelly, Joel Young, Nicole Phinney, Gordon Gubitz   +5 more
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