Resource Tag: PALLIATIVE TREATMENT

For commentary on this article, please see SIEC #2004-1134. For a related paper, please see SIEC #2004-1135

For a related article, please see SIEC #2004-1133

The author describes working in palliative care in The Netherlands, where its development has been severely hampered by the easy availability of euthanasia. He profiles the different types of patients requesting euthanasia, which fall into 5 categories: Afraid, Burned-out, Control Oriented, Depressed, & Extreme. The doctor’s own hospice care is discussed, & the social cost […]

This chapter examines the current state of palliative care, its aims and challenges, & explores what needs to be done to improve it so that it provides better end-of-life care for all those people who need it.

This document summarizes a presentation by the author regarding the debate over the legalization of assisted suicide. Areas of commonality between those in favor of the legalization of assisted suicide & those opposed are highlighted & possible areas of collaboration for the achievement of common goals are discussed.

For Part 1 of this report, please see SIEC #2004-0759

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For responses to this article, please see SIEC #2003-0420 & 2003-0421.

This article is a response to SIEC #2003-0419. For more responses please also see SIEC #2003-0421.

This article is a response to SIEC #2003-0420 & #2003-0419.

This article presents an analysis of the moral issue of euthanasia as it is discussed by the palliative care community in the professional journals of palliative care. In it, the author describes the characteristics of the publications about euthanasia & the attitudes expressed in articles towards this practice. Attention is also paid to the uses […]

This article provides a brief over-view of recent research on the practice of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in Connecticut. In addition, the article examines recent empirical evidence about the role of depression in patients’ end-of-life decisions, & synthesizes relevant literature on the relationship between PAS & palliative care in the context of recent experience in Oregon. […]

For responses to this article, please see SIEC #2003-0713.

For the original article by S A Hurst & A Mauron, please see SIEC #2003-0712

These letters to the editor address various issues associated with the care of the dying. Issues such as candid communication about death, palliative care, & ideas regarding a good death are discussed. (SC)

In this article, the author presents his arguments in favor of euthanasia & physician assisted suicide. At the centre of his argument he focuses on the role of hospice care, contrasting the values of this field from the values of acute medical care. He discusses how end-of-life decisions could be better integrated into hospice care […]

This survey of Connecticut physicians found physicians nearly evenly divided on the questions of whether there is a role for physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in systems where adequate palliatve care is available. These groups were found to differ significantly on numerous personal & practice characteristics, as well as perceptions of various risks of PAS. Written comments […]

The author presents a family-centred model of hospice care that in a palliative setting, can optimise not only the practical support for the dying person but also the bereavement outcome, by encouraging family members to interact as a supportive group. Family focused grief therapy is founded on the proven relationship between family functioning & the […]

This article argues that the Oregon Health Division’s report on assisted suicide under the state’s new legislation does not provide enough data to support its reassuring conclusions. The authors find that especially glaring is the lack of data on the palliative care offered to patients who requested assisted suicide, on their financial situation, & on […]

This article discusses rights of people at the end of their lives to refuse or withdraw treatment when its burdens outweigh its benefits. Advocates of doctor-assisted death cited state that death does not equate with harm when life holds only unrelenting misery. Critics argue that there is a possibility of abuse when capable but vulnerable […]

This study reports qualitative data provided by 909 Connecticut physicians as part of a larger survey regarding attitudes toward & experiences with physician-assisted suicide & palliative care. Emergent themes illustrate important clinical, social, & ethical considerations in this area. The data illustrate the diverse & ardent responses that physician-assisted suicide evokes among certain physicians. The […]

In September 1998 the German Medical Association published new principles concerning terminal medical care. Even before publication, a draft of these principles was very controversial and prompted intense public debate in the mass media. Despite some of the critics’ suspicions that the principles prepared the way for liberalization of active euthanasia, euthanasia is unequivocally rejected […]

This article is an English translation. The original Spanish text is also available.