1. Doctors' attitudes to voluntary assisted dying in Queensland, Australia.
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Orth, Clinton, Henshaw, David, and Newman, Wilfrid
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ASSISTED suicide laws , *PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis , *HEALTH services accessibility , *PHYSICIAN-patient relations , *PHYSICIANS' attitudes , *MENTAL health , *SURVEYS , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ATTITUDES toward death , *PALLIATIVE treatment , *PSYCHIATRIC treatment - Abstract
The article focuses on a survey conducted among doctors in Queensland, Australia, to determine their attitudes towards voluntary assisted dying (VAD) and willingness to participate. Topics include a majority of respondents agreed that patients have access to VAD as the minority were willing to participate as the coordinating practitioners; and Mental health diagnosis was identified as a significant barrier to doctors' participation, and respondents believed that a mental health assessment.
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- 2023
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