The relationship between palliative psychiatry and assisted dying: a scoping review
Micaela Forte, Lucy Panko, Kate Tsiandoulas, Terri Rodak, Lucy Costa, Sarah Levitt, Daniel Z. Buchman · 2026
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Micaela Forte and co-authors reviewed in 2026 how palliative psychiatry relates to assisted dying. Palliative psychiatry applies comfort-focused care ideas to people with severe, lasting mental illness. As debate grows over assisted dying for mental illness, scholars have asked how the two fields overlap or differ.
The team mapped fifty papers and reports on the topic. Some treated the two as separate practices with distinct goals. Others framed palliative psychiatry as an alternative path to assisted dying and to usual care. Most papers kept them apart. The authors call for a clearer definition of palliative psychiatry and more study of whether it can offer a life-focused option.
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| CREATOR | Micaela Forte, Lucy Panko, Kate Tsiandoulas, Terri Rodak, Lucy Costa, Sarah Levitt, Daniel Z. Buchman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |