Citation

Pavlović B, Tiosavljević D, Sinadinović D. Srp. Arh. Celok. Lek. 2020; 148(3-4): 251-254.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Centar za evaluaciju u obrazovanju i nauci, Publisher Srpski Lekarski Drustvo)

DOI

10.2298/SARH190514108P

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper deals with euthanasia and assisted suicide in people with mental health problems, based on the fundamental principles of contemporary medical ethics. In some situations, psychiatric patients are incapable of realizing they are ill and they need to be treated due to the compromise of cognitive functions. It is difficult to establish the relationship of negotiation and joint decision-making with such patients, so it is necessary that the psychiatrist takes responsibility in order to protect both their patient and the environment from any potentially harmful activity. © 2020, Serbia Medical Society. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Mental health; Euthanasia; Medical ethics