A systematic review of older adults’ request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide

Angela Castelli Dransart, Dolores; Lapierre, Sylvie; Erlangsen, Annette; Sara Canetto, Silvia; J. Heisel, Marnin; Draper, Brian; Lindner, Reinhard; Richard‐Devantoy, Stéphane; Cheung, Gary; Scocco, Paolo; Gusmão, Ricardo; De Leo, Diego; Inoue, Ken; De Techterman, Vincent; Fiske, Amy; Pyo Hong, Jin; Landry, Marjolaine; Lepage, Andrée-Anne; Marcoux, Isabelle; J. Na, Peter; Neufeld, Eva; Ummel, Deborah; Winsløv, Jan-Henrik; Wong, Christine; Wu, Jing; Wyart, Marilyn

doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1697201

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A systematic review of older adults’ request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide

Published in Aging & Mental Health • Dec 10, 2019

Authors:

Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart

Sylvie Lapierre

Annette Erlangsen

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Prevalence rates of death by euthanasia (EUT) and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) have increased among older adults, and public debates on these practices are still taking place. In this context, it seemed important to conduct a systematic review of the predictors (demographic, physical...

Subject

Assisted suicide

Psychology

Gerontology

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