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Practical Issues in Physician-Assisted Suicide

, 1997
Support for the participation of physicians in the suicides of terminally ill patients is increasing, and the concrete effects on physician practice of a policy change with regard to physician-assisted suicide must be carefully considered.
Drickamer, Margaret A., Ganzini, Linda, Lee, Melinda A.   +2 more
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Clinical relevance of pharmacogenomic information for improving prescribing practices in acutely admitted older medical patients

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Safe prescribing and effective medication review during acute hospitalization depends on accurate information about liver and kidney function because these organs are responsible for the elimination of most medications. While estimates for kidney function are widely used, comparable markers of hepatic drug‐metabolizing capacity are not routinely ...
Louise Westberg Strejby Christensen, Anne Kirstine Boas, Emilie Clausen, Nicoline Elers Koch, Anne Byriel Walls, Lotte Stig Nørgaard, Michael Asger Andersen, Anissa Aharaz, Rikke Lundsgaard Nielsen, Olivia Bornæs, Juliette Tavenier, Baker Nawfal Jawad, Helle Gybel Juul‐Larsen, Esben Iversen, Ove Andersen, Lona Louring Christrup, Kim Peder Dalhoff, Morten Baltzer Houlind   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Medical Student Attitudes Towards Physician-Assisted Suicide

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a highly debated issue. The Sue Rodriguez case highlighted the importance and the contentious nature of this issue in our society today.
Kevin Gabel, Saul Miller, Jeffrey So, Andrew Suess   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Active Voluntary Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide?

, 1997
OBJECTIVE: To find out why Dutch general practitioners (GPs) and nursing home physicians (NHPs), and patients (according to their physician) opt for active voluntary euthanasia rather than for physician-assisted suicide, or vice-versa.
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D., Muller, Martien T., Ribbe, Miel W., van der Wal, Gerrit, van Eijk, Jacques Th.M.   +4 more
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No other choice: The fracturing of reflexivity in families' pathways into (non‐)elective home education in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey, Lisa Russell, Ron Thompson, Jo Bishop   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Sweetness in Bitterness

Interdisciplinary Journal on Law, Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
In this paper, a review of the concepts of euthanasia and assisted suicide is conducted. It begins by describing the historical trends from the beginning of the 20th century to the modern-day view.
Victoria Ajibola Adeleke
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic Insights Into Risperidone Treatment Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: Experience From a Psychiatric Hospital Serving Rural Youth

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Risperidone is a commonly used antipsychotic for treating psychiatric illness in children and adolescents. There is a large variability in risperidone response and discontinuation rates remain high. Pharmacogenomics offers the opportunity to improve risperidone outcomes, yet studies in pediatric populations are limited.
Jack W. Staples, Shayna R. Killam, Karen E. Brown, Rachel Dalton, Elizabeth Sather, Qiang Chen, Joshua Loveland, Corbin Schwanke, Abdallah F. Elias, Kristin L. Bigos, Erica L. Woodahl   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The right to die: Perspectives of mental health professionals in malta

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction In their professional work, mental health professionals are continually working with individuals in distress, who may express a wish to end their lives.
G.J. Ellul
doaj   +1 more source

A Little Support Goes a Long Way: A Mixed‐Methods Pilot Study of Supported Digital CBTe for Recurrent Binge Eating

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Eating disorders characterized by recurrent binge eating are prevalent, impairing, and undertreated. Digital programme‐led interventions may increase access to recommended treatments, but completion rates are variable. Adding brief human support to digital programmes may improve completion and outcomes.
Rebecca Murphy, Emma L. Osborne, Charandeep K. Khera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide: a cross-sectional study among physicians in Estonia

BMJ Open
Objective This study aimed to analyse the attitudes of physicians working in Estonia towards the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, their willingness to perform these practices and the association of these factors with a range of physician ...
Aime Keis, Anneli Uusküla, Heti Pisarev, Anu Aluoja, Kadri Suija   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source