"Suicide, Assisted" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Provision (by a physician or other health professional, or by a family member or friend) of support and/or means that gives a patient the power to terminate his or her own life. (from APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed).
Descriptor ID |
D017236
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.850 F01.145.126.980.875.300 I01.880.735.856.300 N02.421.585.905.850
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Concept/Terms |
Suicide, Assisted- Suicide, Assisted
- Assisted Suicides
- Suicides, Assisted
- Death, Assisted
- Assisted Death
- Assisted Deaths
- Deaths, Assisted
- Assisted Suicide
Physician-Assisted Suicide- Physician-Assisted Suicide
- Physician Assisted Suicide
- Physician-Assisted Suicides
- Suicide, Physician-Assisted
- Suicides, Physician-Assisted
Medically Assisted Suicide- Medically Assisted Suicide
- Suicides, Medically Assisted
- Suicide, Medically Assisted
- Medically Assisted Suicides
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1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suicide, Assisted" by people in Profiles.
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Canter C, Foley K, Callier SL, Meagher KM, Waltz M, Washington A, Cadigan RJ, Prince AER. The Slippery Slope of Prenatal Testing for Social Traits. Am J Bioeth. 2023 03; 23(3):36-38.
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Stefanacci RG, Haimowitz D. Assisted dying - nurse management of end of life for AL residents. Geriatr Nurs. 2013 Nov-Dec; 34(6):503-6.
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Cavalieri TA, Pomerantz SC, Ciesielski J, Shinkle JW, Forman LJ. Attitudes of osteopathic physicians toward physician-assisted suicide. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2002 Jan; 102(1):27-34.
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Novielli KD, Hojat M, Nasca TJ, Erdmann JB, Veloski JJ. Correlates of physicians' endorsement of the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Acad Med. 2000 Oct; 75(10 Suppl):S53-5.
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Cohen LM, Steinberg MD, Hails KC, Dobscha SK, Fischel SV. Psychiatric evaluation of death-hastening requests. Lessons from dialysis discontinuation. Psychosomatics. 2000 May-Jun; 41(3):195-203.
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Zaubler TS. The unexamined death is not worth dying. Psychosomatics. 2000 May-Jun; 41(3):193-4.
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Bushwick B, Emrhein D, Peters K. A comparison of resident and faculty attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and active voluntary euthanasia. Fam Med. 2000 Apr; 32(4):261-6.
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Allman RL. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a non-consensus reformed reflection. J Pastoral Care. 1998; 52(1):19-31.
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Zaubler TS, Sullivan MD. Psychiatry and physician-assisted suicide. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1996 Sep; 19(3):413-27.