Euthanasia and assisted suicide in patients with personality disorders: a review of current practice and challenges.
Lars MehlumChristian SchmahlAnn BerensStephan DoeringJoost HutsebautAndres KaeraUeli KramerPaul Anthony MoranBabette RennebergJoaquim Soler RibaudiSebastian SimonsenMichaela SwalesSvenja TaubnerEster di GiacomoPublished in: Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation (2020)
In light of our findings, we believe that the current legislation and practice of EAS for people with personality disorders is based on an inadequate understanding of underlying psychopathology and a lack of awareness about the contemporary treatment literature. Moreover, we assert that this practice neglects the individual's potential for having a life worth living.