Dementia: ethical issues
This report examines the many issues which dementia presents and the role which society has for treating and providing care to those suffering it.
• Category: Public Policy > Euthanasia
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics • 01/07/09

Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society
This report examines the ethical issues facing caregivers and policymakers in an aging society with particular concern for patients with dimentia.
• Category: Public Policy > Euthanasia
• The President’s Council on Bioethics • September 2005

Depression, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Ideation in the Terminally Ill
This paper studied 196 terminally ill patients to determine whether depression or hopelessness was most connected with "suicidal ideation", that is, suicidal thoughts.
• Category: Public Policy > Euthanasia
• The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine • August 1, 1998

Euthanasia and Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study Among Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
This study of 138 terminally ill cancer patients in the Netherlands with a life expectancy of less than 3 months found that people with depression were 4.
• Category: Public Policy > Euthanasia
• American Society of Clinical Oncology • September 9, 2007

Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of Life
This study examined a novel intervention, dignity therapy, designed to address psychosocial and existential distress among terminally ill patients.
• Category: Public Policy > Euthanasia
• American Society of Clinical Oncology • August 20, 2005