Physician-Assisted Suicide and Psychiatric Illness

被引:28
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作者
Vandenberghe, Joris [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Univ Hosp, Leuven, Belgium
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Univ Psychiat Ctr, Leuven, Belgium
来源
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2018年 / 378卷 / 10期
关键词
NETHERLANDS;
D O I
10.1056/NEJMp1714496
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In exceptional cases, suicide might be considered a rational choice of a competent person, even in the presence of psychiatric illness. But unless a truly rigorous prospective review system is in place for such cases, countries should not legalize the practice. Copyright © 2018 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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页码:885 / 887
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