The Contribution of Demoralization to End of Life Decisionmaking. The Contribution of Demoralization to End of Life Decisionmaking.

The Contribution of Demoralization to End of Life Decisionmaking‪.‬

The Hastings Center Report 2004, July-August, 34, 4

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Some psychiatrists believe that "demoralization syndrome" is a diagnosable cognitive disorder characterized in its extreme form by morbid existential distress. If they are right, then it should be an important part of our thinking about end of life decisionmaking. A demoralized patient would be unable to think reliably about the remainder of her life, and therefore incompetent to decide to commit physician-assisted suicide. The pointlessness of a wretched existence, in which meaning and purpose are lost and despair is pervasive, can lead to a wish to die. This mental state may develop in association with the suffering of the chronically medically ill and of the dying.

GENRE
Science et nature
SORTIE
2004
1 juillet
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
35
Pages
ÉDITIONS
Hastings Center
TAILLE
203,8
Ko

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