European Survey on assisted suicide and euthanasia (ASAE) in psychiatric patients

The terminology regarding different ways of support for people wishing to end their lives is controversial. Here, we use “assisted suicide” for situations, where the suicidal person ends his or her life himself, by his or her own action. The assistant’s support is restricted to e.g. providing a lethal drug. We use the term “euthanasia” for situations were another person, e.g. a physician, administers the lethal drug or otherwise actively kills the suicidal person.

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For any question, please contact Professor Thomas Pollmächer at thomas.pollmaecher@klinikum-ingolstadt.de

1.Full name(Required.)

2.Email Address(Required.)

3.Which National Association are you representing?(Required.)

4.Is the following legal in your country:

Yes

Assisted Suicide

Yes

Euthanasia

Yes

If not, are there plans to legalise ASAE?

5.Is there any different terminology (other than assisted suicide and euthanasia) in your country for support in ending a person’s life? Please Specify

6.Which of the following groups of persons are allowed to make use of ASAE in your country?

9.Are there statistics on ASAE ?

Yes

If yes, where they can be found?
If no, please give an estimate of ASAE events per year

10.Does your society hold a position that differs from the official legal stance in your country, particularly regarding the use of ASAE in psychiatric patients?

Yes

If yes, please specify

11.Are there specific legal regulations of ASAE in your country?

Yes

If yes, please provide a link to those and contact data of a person knowledgeable on these issues

12.Could you please name one or more specialists in your country and their contact data regarding ASAE?

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