Experiences and views of Dutch general practitioners regarding physician-assisted death for patients suffering from severe mental illness: a mixed methods approach

Experiences and views of Dutch general practitioners regarding physician-assisted death for patients suffering from severe mental illness: a mixed methods approach

Background In the Netherlands, physician-assisted death (PAD) is allowed under certain conditions. Patients who suffer from mental illnesses are not excluded from this practice. In 2018, general practitioners (GPs) performed 20 out of a total of 67 cases of EAS for psychiatric suffering Objective Mo...

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Main Authors: Rosalie Pronk, Nieke P. Sindram, S. van de Vathorst, D. L. Willems
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Subjects:
physician-assisted death
psychiatry
general practitioners
psychiatric patients
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2021.1913895

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