Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8606034 | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | 2017 | 26 Pages |
Abstract
A high proportion of those with terminal cancer had motives suggestive of rational suicide. Future studies are needed to clarify whether the low rate of depression is secondary to underdiagnosis of depression or people with terminal cancer choosing to end their life as a rational act to alleviate suffering.
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Authors
Gary FRANZCP, MBChB, Gwendolyn Douwes, Frederick FRCPsych, PhD,