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CONCEPTUAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE: AN OVERVIEW

open access: yesUUM Journal of Legal Studies
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) remains a contentious and highly debated topic within medical, legal, and ethical spheres. The complex issue of (PAS) raises significant inquiries regarding patient autonomy and societal norms. Ambiguities in conceptual,
Nehaluddin Ahmad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and demographic characteristics of adolescents, emerging adults, and young adults presenting to an emergency department following a suicide attempt

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Suicide is a significant public health concern and the second leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults. This study sought to better understand differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of young people who attempted suicide during three phases of this developmental period: late adolescence (14–17 years),
Nicholas M. Brdar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planning for the End of Life for People with Dementia - Part 2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This publication is a discussion about additional end-of-life options which may become legally available at some time in the future, i.e., assisted death (usually called euthanasia or assisted suicide).
Colleen Cartwright
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Patterns of help‐seeking for mental health problems in 1001 self‐identified neurodivergent adolescents who self‐harm

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Adolescents who self‐harm are also more likely to seek support from informal than formal sources and least likely to seek support online. But neurodivergent adolescents who self‐harm are more likely to seek any and especially formal (pastoral school staff or mental health services) support than their peers.
Simona Skripkauskaite   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decision‐making and risk‐taking as predictors of health risk behaviors in the Millennium Cohort Study

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Facets of decision‐making and risk‐taking are implicated in adolescent health risk behaviors; however, whether they may lead to adolescent engagement in substance use, gambling, and self‐harm is unknown. Methods We used the Millennium Cohort Study to test whether a task‐based measure of decision‐making and risk‐taking predicts ...
Nicole G. Hammond   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Common Law Roadmap for State Courts [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Part I examines the development of the law legalizing passively hastening death and how this development relied significantly on distinguishing passively hastening death from actively hastening death.
Meisel, Alan
core   +1 more source

Evaluation and treatment of mental health symptoms among unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents in the United States: A systematic review

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Unaccompanied migrant youths are at elevated risk for exposure to trauma and related mental health challenges, but there is minimal evidence guiding best practices. We conducted a systematic review of quantitative studies that examined mental health evaluation and treatment services for unaccompanied migrant youths resettled in the ...
Natan J. Vega Potler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical Issues: Assisted Suicide Upheld [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
EssayThe ethical controversy invited by legally allowing physician assisted suicide is a familiar and complex one in which personal rights, states' rights, professional obligation, and the federal government's sense of global obligation to protect human ...
Fleming, David A.
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Positive developmental cascades: Strength development reduces support needs in children

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Strength development in children across a range of psychiatric diagnoses may reduce needs for mental health, social, and functioning support over time. A strength‐based adjunct to child and adolescent mental health may foster the developmental context most helpful for achieving desired outcomes with positive developmental cascading ...
Melody R. Altschuler   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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