Physician-assisted suicide research: the importance of integrating lived experience and neural science.

Malhi, Gin S; Hofstede, Anneloes · Br J Psychiatry · 2025

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Abstract

As assisted dying moves towards legalisation, it is imperative that research be undertaken to inform eligibility and ensure that proper safeguards are instituted. To achieve a meaningful understanding of physician-assisted suicide, such research must draw on professionals with a wide range of expertise and include people with lived experience.

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