The role of the psychologist in determining competence for assisted suicide/euthanasia in the terminally ill

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 174-183

  Galbraith, Kim M ^a   Dobson, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEPRESSION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; RIGHT TO DIE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0034351408     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0086867     Document Type: Article

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