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An argument for physician-assisted suicide and against euthanasia [PDF]

, 2015
The article opens with the hypothesis that the default position that should guide healthcare providers when treating patients at the end-of-life is that patients opt for life. In the absence of an explicit request to die, we may assume that patients wish
Beckford, Bedell, Bernheim, Bilsen, Bilsen, Casarett, Chambaere, Chambaere, Chamber of the Representatives of Belgium, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cohen-Almagor, Cook, Cook, Cook, Cook, Culzac, de Diesbach, Delamothe, Deliens, den Hartogh, Gamondi, General Medical Council, Gomez, Haerens, Hardwig, Harris, Hendin, Heneghan, Jochemsen, Keown, Keown, Kuhse, Kuhse, Kuhse, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Pardon, Quebec Bill 52, Schuklenk, Sercu, Sheldon, Singer, Sprung, Steck, Swildens-Rozendaal, van der Heide, van der Heide, van der Heide, van der Wal, Visser   +56 more
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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
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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
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An Advance Request: The Accessibility of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) for Patients Who Loose Decision-Making Capacity

University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine, 2021
Since the legalization of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada in 2016, there have been discussions regarding the extension of this service to patients who lose decision-making capacity but have made a prior advance request for physician-assisted
Natasha Harris
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Results From a Survey of American Geriatrics Society Members' Views on Physician‐Assisted Suicide

Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 2019
Physician‐assisted suicide (PAS) is a controversial practice, currently legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. No prior study explores the views of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) membership on PAS.
Lisa Rosenberg, Jorie M. Butler, A. Caprio, Ramona L. Rhodes, U. Braun, C. Vitale, Jacqueline Telonidis, V. Periyakoil, Timothy W. Farrell   +8 more
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Psychiatric Comorbidities and Treatment Modalities in Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Systematic Review of Mental Health

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric signs and symptoms and describe psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological interventions among children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). PRISMA guidelines were followed, and the study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024588284). Studies (n = 1419) were identified across five databases.
Julia M. Morales, Camille F. Villar, Beatriz Varman, Gianna M. Colombo, Danqi Li, Sarah J. Sadek, Marie‐Eve Robinson, Chaya N. Murali, Kara Ayers, Jocelyn Gomez, Brendan Lee, V. Reid Sutton, Eric A. Storch, Andrew D. Wiese   +13 more
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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
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‘The System Can't Cope’: The Service System Response to Alcohol and Other Drug‐Facilitated Sexual Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Alcohol and other drug‐facilitated sexual violence can have significant impacts on victim‐survivors, yet little is known about what support service providers offer them. To understand the experiences and perceptions of service providers, interviews with counsellors, health workers, forensic toxicologists and harm reduction workers were ...
Jessica Ison, Jacqui Theobald, Kirsty Forsdike, Ingrid Wilson, Elena Wilson, Leesa Hooker   +5 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
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FDA Regulation and Patient Assisted Suicides [PDF]

, 2012
There are an increasing number of Americans who believe that the marginal benefit of surviving a few extra months is not worth the cost of suffering the pain, physical and/or mental deterioration, or increased dependency they would experience during that
Weiss, David S.
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