TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Invited commentary on … When unbearable suffering incites psychiatric patients to request euthanasia
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Kelly, Brendan D.
SP  - 248
EP  - 249
VL  - 211
IS  - 4
N2  - Euthanasia is available in Belgium and Luxembourg for untreatable and unbearable suffering resulting from 'physical and/or psychological suffering that cannot be alleviated and results from a serious and incurable disease, caused by accident or illness'. Verhofstadt et al's valuable analysis of testimonials from psychiatric patients requesting euthanasia demonstrates that elements of this suffering might well be alleviated. We should not kill our patients.<br><br>© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.117.199695
ID  - ref1
ER  -