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Suicide, Assisted
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Definition
: Provision (by a physician or other health professional, or by a family member or friend) of support and/or means that gives a patient the power to terminate his or her own life. (from APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed).
See Also
Euthanasia
;
Euthanasia, Active
;
Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary
Other names
Physician-
Assisted Suicide; Medically Assisted Suicide; Death, Assisted; Assisted Suicide; Suicides, Physician-
Assisted; Suicides, Assisted; Suicide, Physician-
Assisted; Physician-
Assisted Suicides; Physician Assisted Suicide; Deaths, Assisted; Assisted Suicides; Assisted Deaths; Assisted Death; Suicides, Medically Assisted; Suicide, Medically Assisted; Medically Assisted Suicides
