ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2024
Exploring the interplay of clinical, ethical and societal dynamics: two decades of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) on psychiatric grounds in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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- The relationship between palliative psychiatry and assisted dying: a scoping review.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Review
- Reimagining MAiD for psychiatric illness: Ethical dilemmas among Veterans, clinical realities, and the road ahead.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Review
- Facilitators of palliative care provision for people with mental illness: a qualitative analysis from the perspective of mental healthcare staff.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- When Choice Isn't a Choice: The Practical and Ethical Risks of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill of England and Wales.Cureus · 2025Article
- Legislation on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID): Preliminary Consideration on the First Regional Law in Italy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Organ donation after medically assisted death on psychiatric grounds: an ethical analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Wavering between life and death: a qualitative study into the perceived causes and needs of persons with persistent suicidality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
This paper explores recently emerging challenges in Medical Assistance in Dying on Psychiatric Grounds (MAID-PG), focusing on ethical, clinical, and societal perspectives. Two themes are explored. First, the growing number of young MAID-PG requestors and the public platform given to MAID-PG requests. Ethically, media portrayal, particularly of young patients' testimonials, requires scrutiny for oversimplification, acknowledging the potential for a Werther effect alongside the absence of a Papageno effect. This highlights the need for better communication policies for media purposes. Second, cautionary considerations regarding psychiatric care adequacy are addressed. In MAID-PG this includes reasons underlying psychiatrist reluctance to engage in MAID-PG trajectories, leading to growing waiting lists at end-of-life-care centers. Addressing current shortages in psychiatric care adequacy is crucial, necessitating less narrow focus on short-term care trajectories and recovery beside transdiagnostic treatment approaches, expanded palliative care strategies, and integrated MAID-PG care.
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