Bereavement after a Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Speculation Based on Theory

Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the ban on physician‐assisted suicide, the practice continues in the United States. A majority of Americans support physician‐assisted suicide, and several surveys document its use by physicians and nurses. This article explores the anticipated berea...

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Bereavement
Bioethics
Biological and medical sciences
Coping
Epistemology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grief
Humans
Physicians
Psychological Theory
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Public Opinion
Separation Anxiety
Suicide
Suicide, Assisted
Thanatology
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