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Suicide, Assisted
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Definition of 'Suicide, Assisted'Provision (by a physician or other health professional, or by a family member or friend) of support and/or means that gives a patient the power to terminate his or her own life. (from APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed). Common names: Suicide, Assisted; Assisted Suicides; Suicides, Assisted; Death, Assisted; Assisted Death; Assisted Deaths; Deaths, Assisted; Assisted Suicide; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Physician Assisted Suicide; Physician-Assisted Suicides; Suicide, Physician-Assisted; Suicides, Physician-Assisted |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands.
20 Sep 2009 
BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, the proportion of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who choose the option of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is relatively high (20%). The objective of this study was to determine which ... Read more...
Physicians' beliefs about conscience in medicine: a national survey.
30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To explore physicians' beliefs about whether physicians sometimes have a professional obligation to provide medical services even if doing so goes against their conscience, and to examine associations between physicians' opinions and their ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Suicide, Assisted'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Euthanasia: great heat, little light.
18 Oct 2009 - When a patient chooses death: divided attitudes. 29 Sep 2009
- Physician-assisted suicide. 29 Sep 2009
- Guidelines spell out when someone assisting a suicide risks prosecution. 22 Sep 2009
- Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands. 20 Sep 2009
- Assisted dying debate. A baroness replies. 12 Sep 2009
- Assisted dying debate. Doctors' attitudes surveyed. 12 Sep 2009
- Assisted dying debate. Doctors, steer entirely clear. 12 Sep 2009
- End of life decisions. Counting end of life decisions. 12 Sep 2009
- Assisted dying debate. Life is a terminal condition. 12 Sep 2009
- Medical end-of-life practices under the euthanasia law in Belgium. 8 Sep 2009
- Mont. hears suicide case. Treasure State could be third to allow doc assistance. 5 Sep 2009
- Valued to the end. 30 Aug 2009
- Assisted suicide and the law. 30 Aug 2009
- Physicians' beliefs about conscience in medicine: a national survey. 30 Aug 2009
- Assisted suicide: doctors, steer clear. 23 Aug 2009
- The law as it stands on assisted suicide could not be clearer. 3 Aug 2009
- Assisted suicide. Time for safety and consistency. 2 Aug 2009
- Assisted suicide. The issue is patient safety. 2 Aug 2009
- Assisted suicide. Clinicians need clarification. 2 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Suicide, Assisted'
Definition: Provision (by a physician or other health professional, or by a family member or friend) of support and/or means that gives a patient the power to terminate his or her own life. (from APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed).
Descriptor UI: D017236
Alternative terms: Suicide, Assisted; Assisted Suicides; Suicides, Assisted; Death, Assisted; Assisted Death; Assisted Deaths; Deaths, Assisted; Assisted Suicide; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Physician Assisted Suicide; Physician-Assisted Suicides; Suicide, Physician-Assisted; Suicides, Physician-Assisted; Medically Assisted Suicide; Suicides, Medically Assisted; Suicide, Medically Assisted; Medically Assisted Suicides;
Related Mesh Headings: Euthanasia; Euthanasia, Active; Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: E02.760.905.850; F01.145.126.980.875.300; I01.880.735.856.300; N02.421.585.905.850;
History Note: 93