@article{ref1,
title="Experiences and motivations underlying wishes to die in older people who are tired of living: a research area in its infancy",
journal="OMEGA - Journal of death and dying",
year="2014",
author="van Wijngaarden, Els and Leget, Carlo and Goossensen, Anne",
volume="69",
number="2",
pages="191-216",
abstract="The wish to die in older people who are tired of living and the possibilities to organize death are currently being discussed within the debate on self-determination and physician-assisted suicide. Until now insight into the experiences and thoughts of people who are tired of life but not suffering from a severe depression or a life-threatening disease is lacking. Studies focussing specifically on this topic are rare. This review provides an overview of this research area in its infancy. The existential impact of age-related loss experiences play an important role in developing a wish to die. Other influencing factors are: personal characteristics, biographical factors, social context, perceptions and values. Further research to experiences and motivations underlying these specific age-related wishes to die and the existential impact of the loss-experiences seems necessary to deepen the understanding of this group of older people and for the development of policy and good care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-2228",
doi="10.2190/OM.69.2.f",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/OM.69.2.f"
}