The objective of this article is to describe the practice of psychiatric consultation with regard to explicit requests for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands. Written questionnaires were sent to an unselected sample of 673 Dutch psychiatrists, about half of all such specialists in the Netherlands. The response rate was 83%. Of the respondents, 36% (199 of 549) had at least once been consulted about a patient's request for physician-assisted death. The annual number of such psychiatric consultations is estimated to be 400 (about 4% of all requests for physician-assisted death). About one in four consultations is initiated by another psychiatrist. Consultants were mainly asked to assess whether the patient had a treat...
BACKGROUND: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) in psychiatry are permitted in the Nethe...
IMPORTANCE Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisd...
IMPORTANCE Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisd...
The objective of this article is to describe the practice of psychiatric consultation with regard to...
The objective of this article is to describe the practice of psychiatric consultation with regard to...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background: The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) ...
Background: The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) ...
Background: The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) ...
Abstract Background The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicid...
textabstractBACKGROUND: In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instance...
BACKGROUND: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) in psychiatry are permitted in the Nethe...
IMPORTANCE Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisd...
IMPORTANCE Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisd...
The objective of this article is to describe the practice of psychiatric consultation with regard to...
The objective of this article is to describe the practice of psychiatric consultation with regard to...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instances, physician-assist ed ...
Background: The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) ...
Background: The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) ...
Background: The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) ...
Abstract Background The medical-ethical dilemmas related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicid...
textabstractBACKGROUND: In 1994 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that in exceptional instance...
BACKGROUND: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) in psychiatry are permitted in the Nethe...
IMPORTANCE Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisd...
IMPORTANCE Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisd...