[Suicidal drug overdose while receiving palliative home care: a case report]

Autor: Veronika, Mosich, H Christof, Müller-Busch
Jazyk: němčina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946). 164(9-10)
ISSN: 1563-258X
Popis: Suicidal thoughts are a common phenomenon in palliative care which can be seen in around 10% of the patients. There is very little knowledge about attempted and committed suicide. This article is a case report about a patient with lung cancer in a terminal state of illness who ingested drugs in a toxic dose while receiving palliative home care. This article deals with ethical issues in medical treatment and various ways of decision-making.
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