An insight into death wish among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in India using & #8220;Wish-to-Die Questionnaire & #8221;

Conclusion: Smaller proportion of patients of ALS expressed death wish in India compared to the Western countries. This may be attributed to belief in religion/spirituality and karma, having meaning of life and family support. As this is the first report from India, useful information may be obtained if similar studies are done on a larger sample.

Source: Neurology India - January 11, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Mandaville Gourie-Devi Reema Gupta Vibha Sharma Vibhor Pardasani Siddharth Maheshwari Source Type: research