Care considerations in medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition: a qualitative study of patient and family perspectives

Care considerations in medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition: a qualitative study of patient and family perspectives

Abstract Background Persons with mental illness as their sole underlying medical condition are eligible to access medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in a small number of countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Switzerland. In Canada, it is anticipated that people experiencing me...

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Main Authors: Vicky Stergiopoulos, Hamer Bastidas-Bilbao, Mona Gupta, Daniel Z. Buchman, Donna E. Stewart, Tarek Rajji, Alexander I. F. Simpson, Mary Rose van Kesteren, Vivien Cappe, David Castle, Roslyn Shields, Lisa D. Hawke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Medical assistance in dying
Mental illness
Lived experience
Patient and family perspectives
Canada
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05541-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05541-5

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