TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - A psychiatric perspective of dialysis discontinuation
JO  - Journal of Palliative Medicine
A1  - Cohen, Lewis M.
A1  - Bostwick, J. Michael
A1  - Mirot, Adam
A1  - Garb, Jane
A1  - Braden, Gregory
A1  - Germain, Michael
SP  - 1262
EP  - 1265
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
N2  - In the 1970s, the suicide rate of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was calculated by conflating deaths from obvious clinical suicide attempts with deaths caused by lethal noncompliance and deaths preceded by dialysis discontinuation. Three decades later, although society's view about cessation of life-support treatment has markedly changed, relatively little is known about the psychiatric aspects of dialysis discontinuation. This paper reviews the literature and suggests a number of findings that warrant further research investigation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1096-6218
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2007.0054
ID  - ref1
ER  -