Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide. (27th June 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide. (27th June 2018)
- Main Title:
- Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide
- Authors:
- Shaw, David
Trachsel, Manuel
Elger, Bernice - Abstract:
- Summary: In this editorial, we argue that current attitudes toward terminally ill patients are generally too paternalistic, and that it is wrong to assume that patients suffering from mental health issues (including depression) cannot consent to assisted suicide. Declaration of interest: None.
- Is Part Of:
- British journal of psychiatry. Volume 213:Number 1(2018)
- Journal:
- British journal of psychiatry
- Issue:
- Volume 213:Number 1(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 213, Issue 1 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 213
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0213-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 393
- Page End:
- 395
- Publication Date:
- 2018-06-27
- Subjects:
- Psychiatry -- Periodicals
Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals
616.89005 - Journal URLs:
- http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=n&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&AN=00002405-000000000-00000 ↗
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry ↗
http://bjp.rcpsych.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1192/bjp.2018.81 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0007-1250
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- Legaldeposit
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