First, the arguments made by proponents of assisted dying rely on notions of “treatment-resistant depression” that are problematic. Second, an individual patient suffering from depression may not be justified in believing that chances of recovery are minimal. Third, the therapeutic significance of ...
The person must make one written request for assistance in dying. The person must convince two physicians that he or she is sincere and not acting on a whim, and that the decision is voluntary. The person must not have been influenced by depression. The person must be informed of "the fe...
' refers to those with a mental disorder (e.g., major depression) who apply for assisted dying in the absence of any terminal physical illness. ... R Mccormack,R Fléchais - 《Psychosomatics》 被引量: 58发表: 2012年 Psychiatry and terminal illness. depression, anxiety, and organic mental...
“ASSISTED dying” is a euphemism. It has no meaning in law but it means supplying lethal drugs to people who are terminally ill with the purpose of helping them to commit suicide. This is opposed in Britain by the British Medical Association, the Association for Palliative Medicine, the ...
Depression May Improve Critics of MAiD for people whose sole triggering condition is mental illness told the special committee that Canada's approach is too lax. They cited data on MAiD in California, which has a population approximately equal to that of Canada. Since 2016, California has allowed...
I fully agree with Dembo and Smith's article on assisted dying for patients with psychiatric disorders.[1][1]Excluding mental illness amounts to discrimination. Certainly, the illness should be present consistently and continuously for a period of at least three years, and the patient would have...
Jason told CBS News that he's struggled with depression, anxiety and panic attacks for decades, and has attempted suicide twice. He said he's tried inpatient programs, medication, electroconvulsive therapy and ketamine treatment, among other remedies, to little avail. ...
We can hardly wonder that depression is called an invisible disability, by those who regard it as a disability at all. Racism, on the other hand, is a crim... J Streamas 被引量: 0发表: 2021年 The Black Dog : Causes and Cures for Depression Transcript We can hardly wonder that depres...
Unsurprisingly, the looser Canadian criteria drastically expand the number of candidates for assisted suicide. They also raise legitimate concerns about the safety of the disabled, those with mental illness or depression, and patients with chronic but not terminal conditions. ...
Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and assisted dying: response to comments The commentaries responding to our article on treatment-resistant depression and assisted dying focus on the following issues: epistemological questions ab... Udo,Schuklenk,Suzanne,... - 《Journal of Medical Ethics》 ...