2019
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2018.236
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The advocates of euthanasia in patients with mental illness are going in the wrong direction

Abstract: Edited by Kiriakos Xenitidis and Colin Campbell Contents ▪ The advocates of euthanasia in patients with mental illness are going in the wrong direction ▪ Capacity is only one aspect of decision-making at life's end ▪ An odd choice for an editorial! ▪ Physician beneficence: the last stop for patients requesting assisted suicide ▪ My response to 'Assessment of decision-making capacity in patients requesting assisted suicide'

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“…With respect to capacity to consent, many authors are concerned that requests for MAiD-MD can be influenced by the mental disorder and that the desire to die can be a symptom of the disorder, or that the request for MAiD-MD can stem from external pressure [ 6 , 41 , 45 ], which would invalidate the voluntary nature of the request [ 56 , 80 ]. When remediable external factors are driving the request, the concern that MAiD-MD could become a permanent solution to a temporary problem is palpable [ 22 , 81 ].…”
Section: Maid-md Practicesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With respect to capacity to consent, many authors are concerned that requests for MAiD-MD can be influenced by the mental disorder and that the desire to die can be a symptom of the disorder, or that the request for MAiD-MD can stem from external pressure [ 6 , 41 , 45 ], which would invalidate the voluntary nature of the request [ 56 , 80 ]. When remediable external factors are driving the request, the concern that MAiD-MD could become a permanent solution to a temporary problem is palpable [ 22 , 81 ].…”
Section: Maid-md Practicesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ainsi, dans une étude belge, 38 % des patients avaient retiré leur demande avant la fin de l'évaluation (20). On peut également s'interroger sur la suite à donner à une demande d'assistance médicale à la fin de vie lorsque la qualité des soins de santé mentale n'a pas été jusque-là suffisante et optimale (23,26). Dans une étude néerlandaise, 20 % des patients ne présentaient pas d'antécédent d'hospitalisation en psychiatrie et 61 % n'avaient jamais reçu un traitement par électro-convulsivothérapie (21).…”
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