Euthanasia and assisted suicide: An in-depth review of relevant historical aspects
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103380
Abstract: End-of-life care is an increasingly relevant topic due to advances in biomedical research and the establishment of new disciplines in evidence-based medicine and bioethics. Euthanasia and assisted suicide are two terms widely discussed in medicine,… read more here.
Keywords: review; relevant historical; euthanasia assisted; assisted suicide ... See more keywords
Should euthanasia and assisted suicide for psychiatric disorders be permitted? A systematic review of reasons
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001543
Abstract: Abstract Background Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) based on a psychiatric disorder (psychiatric EAS) continue to pose ethical and policy challenges, even in countries where the practice has been allowed for years. We conducted a… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; review; psychiatric eas; assisted suicide ... See more keywords
An international expansion in voluntary euthanasia/assisted dying: The implications for nursing.
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DOI: 10.1111/inr.12807
Abstract: AIM To provide an update on the international position of assisted dying legislation and its implications for nursing policy. BACKGROUND Assisted dying legislation has been introduced in health systems in Europe, North America and Australasia… read more here.
Keywords: implications nursing; nursing; euthanasia assisted; policy ... See more keywords
Attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide: a cross-sectional study among physicians in Estonia
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096450
Abstract: Objective This study aimed to analyse the attitudes of physicians working in Estonia towards the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, their willingness to perform these practices and the association of these factors with a… read more here.
Keywords: assisted suicide; euthanasia assisted; legalisation euthanasia; cross sectional ... See more keywords
The people speak: social media on euthanasia/assisted dying
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DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2018-011565
Abstract: In New Zealand, aiding and abetting a person to commit suicide or euthanasia even with consent is unlawful. The introduction of a third Bill on assisted dying to the House of Representatives following a high-profile… read more here.
Keywords: social media; media euthanasia; assisted dying; euthanasia assisted ... See more keywords
The association between social connectedness and euthanasia and assisted suicide and related constructs: systematic review
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18528-4
Abstract: Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) requests are common in countries where they are legal. Loneliness and social isolation are modifiable risk factors for mental illness and suicidal behaviour and are common in terminal illness. Our… read more here.
Keywords: social connectedness; euthanasia assisted; systematic review; connectedness ... See more keywords
Euthanasia and assisted death from a Spanish perspective
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DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.194
Abstract: Abstract Medical assistance in dying is an increasingly available option for people suffering (solely) from psychiatric disorders. Initially promoted to alleviate the suffering of terminally ill people, a growing number of jurisdictions are adopting it… read more here.
Keywords: assisted death; spanish perspective; death spanish; euthanasia assisted ... See more keywords
Euthanasia and assisted suicide of patients with psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands between 2021 and 2023
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DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.723
Abstract: Introduction Medical-assistance in dying, either by euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS), for mental disorders as the main reason is a complex and controversial practice. owing to the inevitable tension between the seriousness of the mental… read more here.
Keywords: assisted suicide; euthanasia assisted; mental disorders; 2021 2023 ... See more keywords
Polices and guidance on euthanasia and assisted suicide.
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DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.7.442
Abstract: In light of recent media coverage, Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses polices and guidance that relate to euthanasia and assisted suicide. read more here.
Keywords: guidance euthanasia; assisted suicide; euthanasia assisted; polices guidance ... See more keywords