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Beyond Terminal Illness: The Widening Scope of Physician-Assisted Suicide in the US

Mark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA;Annette Hanson, MD;Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS, MSJ;Ronald W. Pies, MD

June 6th 2024

Physician-assisted suicide is now legal in 11 jurisdictions in the US. To this, several clinicians say: “We must care for the dying, not make them dead.” Learn more in our June cover story.

“Terminal Anorexia”: An Invalid Construct That Does Not Justify Medical Aid in Dying

Patricia Westmoreland, MD;Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS, MSJ;Mark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA;Annette Hanson, MD;Ronald W. Pies, MD;Philip Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

October 11th 2023

Does anorexia nervosa constitute an illness worthy of physician-assisted suicide? These authors think not.

Against Assisted Suicide

Ronald W. Pies, MD;Mark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA;Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS, MSJ;Annette Hanson, MD

July 8th 2021

Should psychiatrists help patients end their own lives, even if it is technically legal?

Violent Behavior and Involuntary Commitment: Ethical and Clinical Considerations

Dinah Miller, MD;Annette Hanson, MD

February 28th 2020

Ultimately, the decision about involuntary treatment is about risk, not predictable outcomes. In many cases, however, these decisions are much more difficult and, until our crystal balls arrive, our best efforts may still fall short.