Ending One's Life at the End of Life: Ethical Considerations of Suicidality

1. Discuss key ethical considerations around suicidality in patients with terminal illness and understand the role of routine psychosocial assessments in patients receiving hospice care.2. Differentiate between the desire to end one's life and incomplete management of unbearable symptoms at the end of life.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research