Competing paradigms of response to assisted suicide requests in Oregon

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1060-1065

  Hamilton, N Gregory ^a   Hamilton, Catherine A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SERTRALINE; TEMAZEPAM;

ASSISTED SUICIDE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MENTAL PATIENT; MODEL; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RIGHT TO DIE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 20044375594     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.6.1060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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