Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide

Shaw, David; Trachsel, Manuel; Elger, Bernice Simone

doi:10.1192/bjp.2018.81

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Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide

ContributorsShaw, David; Trachsel, Manuel; Elger, Bernice Simone

Published inBritish Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 213, no. 1, p. 393-395

Publication date2018

Abstract

SummaryIn 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 interestNone.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale

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Le Secret médical (676)

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SHAW, David, TRACHSEL, Manuel, ELGER, Bernice Simone. Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide. In: British Journal of Psychiatry, 2018, vol. 213, n° 1, p. 393–395. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.81

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PID : unige:110987
DOI : 10.1192/bjp.2018.81
PMID : 29947315

Journal ISSN0007-1250

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Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide

SummaryIn 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 interestNone.

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