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Socioeconomic Inequities in Eating Disorder‐Related Hospital Utilization Costs in Australia: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked Health Administrative Data

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This research aims to explore the extent of socioeconomic inequities in hospital usage costs for individuals with eating disorders (EDs), analyze its trends, and identify associated factors using Queensland (QLD) administrative health linked data from 2013 to 2019. Methods We have utilized the horizontal inequity (HI) approach to quantify
Moin Ahmed   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

ATTITUDE OF PAKISTANI DOCTORS TOWARDS EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2010
Objective: To determine the attitude of junior and senior Pakistani physicians towards euthanasia and assisted suicide. Study Design: A descriptive study.
Tahir Ahmed Munir   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A complex suicide by vehicle assisted ligature strangulation and wrist-cutting

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016
Background: Complex suicide defines the type of suicide involving using more than one suicide methods to lead to death. Second method is used to escape from pain or to prevent failure of the first method. Here we present a case of unusual complex suicide
Ramazan Akçan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assisted Suicide: An Italian Perscpective

open access: yes, 2021
The unrestrainable evolution of medical science and technology is drastically changing health-care, enabling new medical procedures and remedies, which are increasingly intertwined with moral principles. Although a uniform European approach on assisted suicide is lacking, a common trend is developing: the boundary between euthanasia, assisted suicide ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Dutch Nurses? Attitudes Towards Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

open access: yes, 2008
This article presents the attitudes of nurses towards three issues concerning their role in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1509 nurses who were employed in hospitals, home care organizations and ...
van Wijmen, Frans   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Neighborhood Disadvantage and Comorbid Mental Health Conditions in Adolescents and Young Adults With Eating Disorders

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent among adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. A comorbid mental health condition is associated with worsened long‐term eating disorder outcomes. While individual risk factors for comorbid anxiety or depression and eating disorders have been elucidated, the impact of external ...
Anita V. Chaphekar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Voice Against Physician-Assisted Suicide

open access: yes, 1997
In the early hours of November 14, 1996, Card. Joseph Bernardin died of pancreatic cancer. The Archbishop of Chicago approached death not in fear but as a "transition from earthly life to life eternal." One of his last public acts was writing a letter to
Leibold, Peter, Gilham, Charles
core  

Assisted Suicide by Oxygen Deprivation With Helium at a Swiss Right-to-Die Organisation

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: In Switzerland, right-to-die organisations assist their members with suicide by lethal drugs, usually barbiturates. One organisation, Dignitas, has experimented with oxygen deprivation as an alternative to sodium pentobarbital.
Ogden, Russel D   +2 more
core   +1 more source

How Is Waitlist Duration Associated With Clinical Presentation and Treatment Engagement in Public Eating Disorder Services? A Cohort Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Prolonged waiting times for eating disorder treatment are common in Australian public services and are associated with high attrition. Qualitative evidence suggests waiting may worsen symptoms and treatment credibility and expectancy beliefs; however, quantitative evidence is limited.
J. Lindquist   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing Ethics, Education, and Compassion in Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Internal Medicine
Objective: It is 2024, and the debate of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia remains highly complex and impactful. This discussion extends to the legal and ethical theories that affect these issues, but also profoundly impact real lives and ...
Kamaljot Kaur Ahuja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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