National survey of UK psychiatrists' attitudes to euthanasia

According to a national survey of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, opinion is moving toward the toleration and perhaps even legislation of assisted suicide. A sample of the questionnaire given to psychiatrists is presented.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 352; no. 9137; p. 1360
Main Authors Shah, Nisha, Warner, James, Blizard, Bob, King, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 24.10.1998
Lancet
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Assisted suicide
Attitude of Health Personnel
Bioethics
Biological and medical sciences
Euthanasia, Active
Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary
Female
Humans
Legislation
Male
Medical ethics
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Polls & surveys
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Suicide
Suicide, Assisted - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Europe
United Kingdom > UK
Human
Ethics
Questionnaire
Moral attitude
Forensic aspect
Assisted suicide
Psychiatrist
Public health
Euthanasia
Empirical Approach
Death and Euthanasia
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Summary:According to a national survey of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, opinion is moving toward the toleration and perhaps even legislation of assisted suicide. A sample of the questionnaire given to psychiatrists is presented.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)60751-9