Euthanasia and assisted suicide in psychiatric patients: A systematic review of the literature

an ethical review of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

background: in the majority of countries, active direct euthanasia is a forbidden way of the deprivation of the patients’ life, while its passive form is commonly accepted. this distinction between active and passive euthanasia has no justification, viewed through the prism of morality and ethics. therefore, we focused on attention on the moral and ethical implications of the aforementioned med...

An Ethical Review of Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide

BACKGROUND In the majority of countries, active direct euthanasia is a forbidden way of the deprivation of the patients' life, while its passive form is commonly accepted. This distinction between active and passive euthanasia has no justification, viewed through the prism of morality and ethics. Therefore, we focused on attention on the moral and ethical implications of the aforementioned medi...

The right to assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Trends in euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Two new studies have investigated trends in euthanasia and assisted suicide in Belgium and the Netherlands. Marianne Snijdewind and colleagues’ study focused on practices at a Dutch clinic for people whose previous requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide have satisfi ed the legal requirements but have nonetheless been rejected. During the first year, the clinic answered 645 requests for eut...

Information Avoidance in the mirror of literature: A systematic review

Purpose and background: One usually think of information as means to an end.  Despite the excessive worth of information - contrary to manchr('39')s inherent need for awareness - some avoid information, favoring ignorance over knowledge. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the concept of information evasion, consequences and factors influencing it. Methodology: The study was a systematic ...