Euthanasia requests, procedures and outcomes for 100 Belgian patients suffering from psychiatric disorders:a retrospective, descriptive study

Objectives: To identify patterns in euthanasia requests and practices relating to psychiatric patients; to generate recommendations for future research. Design: Retrospective analysis of data obtained through medical file review. Setting: Outpatient psychiatric clinical setting in the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, between October 2007 and December 2011; follow-up at the end of December 2012. Participants: 100 consecutive psychiatric patients requesting euthanasia based on psychological suffering associated with psychiatric disorders (77 women, 23 men; mean age 47 years; age range 21-80 yea... Mehr ...