The contribution of demoralization to end of life decisionmaking

被引：58
作者：
Kissane, DW [1 ]
机构：
[1] Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, New York, NY USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Weill Med Coll, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源：
HASTINGS CENTER REPORT | 2004年 / 34卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.2307/3528690
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B82 [伦理学（道德学）];
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摘要：
Some psychiatrists believe that "demoralization syndrome" is a diagnosable cognitive disorder characterized in its extreme form by morbid existential distress. If they are right, then it should be an important part of our thinking about end of life decisionmaking. A demoralized patient would be unable to think reliably about the remainder of her life, and therefore incompetent to decide to commit physician-assisted suicide.
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