Patients requesting and receiving euthanasia for psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands

Background Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) for patients with psychiatric disorders occupies a prominent place in the public debate, but little is known about the psychiatric patients requesting and receiving EAS. Objective To compare the social demographic and psychiatric profile of the patients who make a request for EAS and those who receive it. Method We carried out a review of records from 1122 patients with psychiatric disorders who have filed a potentially eligible request for EAS at Expertise Centrum for Euthanasia (EE) in the period 2012–2018. Findings The majority of the patient... Mehr ...