Prevalence and characteristics of older adults with a persistent death wish without severe illness: a large cross-sectional survey - Hartog ID, Zomers ML, van Thiel GJMW, Leget C, Sachs APE, Uiterwaal CSPM, van den Berg V, van Wijngaarden E.

BACKGROUND: Some older persons develop a persistent death wish without being severely ill, often referred to as "completed life" or "tiredness of life". In the Netherlands and Belgium, the question whether these persons should have legal options for euthan...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news