Euthanasia of animals – association with veterinarians’ suicidal thoughts and attitudes towards assisted dying in humans: a nationwide cross-sectional survey (the NORVET study)

Abstract Background Veterinarians are an occupational group with an increased suicide risk. Euthanasing animals may influence both veterinarians’ views on assisted dying in humans and their suicide risk. We investigated (I) attitudes towards assisted dying, (II) whether the field of work and the fre...

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Main Authors: Helene Seljenes Dalum, Reidar Tyssen, Torbjørn Moum, Magne Thoresen, Erlend Hem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05402-7