What guidelines exist for mental health professionals in assessing and managing requests for assisted suicide, especially among older patients?
Guidelines for assessing and managing requests for assisted suicide among older patients emphasize multidisciplinary care, decision-making capacity assessment, and protection from coercion. Training and tailored assessment tools are needed to address specific needs in this sensitive area.
Authors
- Tripdatabase
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24115066
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00