Skip to main content

Table 4 What happened after the request was refuseda

From: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in patients suffering from psychiatric disorders: a cross-sectional study exploring the experiences of Dutch psychiatrists

 

n = 66

%

n

Referred patient after having refused a request?

 No

64.6

42

 Yes

35.4

23

  to the End of Life Clinic

23.1

15

  to another physician

10.8

7

  to an organization which provides information on humane ways of committing suicide

1.5

1

Patient personally sought out another doctor who would grant the request after having refusing itb

 No

80.5

33

 Do not know

12.2

5

 Yes

7.3

3

  at the End of Life clinic

4.9

2

  another physician

2.4

1

Patient died after his or her request was refused

 No

68.8

44

 Yes

23.4

15

  by suicide

15.6

10

  naturally

3.1

2

  as a result of euthanasia performed by the End of life clinic

3.1

2

  by stopping eating and drinking

1.6

1

 Do not know

7.8

5

  1. aMissing observations varied between 1 and 2 (1.5–3.0%)
  2. bPsychiatrists who answered the first question: ‘Did you refer the patient after having refused his/her request’? with ‘No’ (n = 44) were asked if the patient personally sought another doctor (3 missing observations)