Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder and Assisted Dying

Journal of Medical Ethics 2015; doi:10.1136/medethics-2014-102458

8 Pages Posted: 4 May 2015

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Udo Schuklenk

Department of Philosophy; affiliation not provided to SSRN

Suzanne Vathorst

University of Amsterdam - University Medical Center

Date Written: May 3, 2015

Abstract

Competent patients suffering from treatment-resistant depressive disorder should be treated no different in the context of assisted dying to other patients suffering from chronic conditions that render their lives permanently not worth living to them. Jurisdictions that are considering, or that have, decriminalised assisted dying are discriminating unfairly against patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression if they exclude such patients from the class of citizens entitled to receive assistance in dying.

Keywords: depression, suicide, assisted dying, DWD, assisted suicide, euthanasia

Suggested Citation

Schuklenk, Udo and Schuklenk, Udo and Vathorst, Suzanne, Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder and Assisted Dying (May 3, 2015). Journal of Medical Ethics 2015; doi:10.1136/medethics-2014-102458, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2602043

Udo Schuklenk (Contact Author)

Department of Philosophy ( email )

Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Suzanne Vathorst

University of Amsterdam - University Medical Center

Meibergdreef 9
Amsterdam, Noord Holland 1105
Netherlands

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