Psychiatric review should be mandatory for patients requesting assisted suicide

Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014 Jan-Feb;36(1):7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.08.003. Epub 2013 Oct 1.

Authors

Ruaidhri McCormack¹, Annabel Price²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London. Electronic address: r.mccormack@kcl.ac.uk.
² Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London.

PMID: 24091258
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.08.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Mandatory Programs / legislation & jurisprudence*
Mental Competency
Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
Northern Territory
Oregon
Psychiatry / legislation & jurisprudence*
Suicide, Assisted / legislation & jurisprudence*
Suicide, Assisted / psychology
Washington