TY - JOUR
T1 - A psychiatric perspective of dialysis discontinuation
AU - Cohen, Lewis M.
AU - Bostwick, J. Michael
AU - Mirot, Adam
AU - Garb, Jane
AU - Braden, Gregory
AU - Germain, Michael
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - In the 1970s, the suicide rate of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was calculated by conflating deaths from obvious clinical suicide attempts with deaths caused by lethal noncompliance and deaths preceded by dialysis discontinuation. Three decades later, although society's view about cessation of life-support treatment has markedly changed, relatively little is known about the psychiatric aspects of dialysis discontinuation. This paper reviews the literature and suggests a number of findings that warrant further research investigation.
AB - In the 1970s, the suicide rate of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was calculated by conflating deaths from obvious clinical suicide attempts with deaths caused by lethal noncompliance and deaths preceded by dialysis discontinuation. Three decades later, although society's view about cessation of life-support treatment has markedly changed, relatively little is known about the psychiatric aspects of dialysis discontinuation. This paper reviews the literature and suggests a number of findings that warrant further research investigation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=37349066241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=37349066241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2007.0054
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2007.0054
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18095804
AN - SCOPUS:37349066241
VL - 10
SP - 1262
EP - 1265
JO - Journal of Palliative Medicine
JF - Journal of Palliative Medicine
SN - 1096-6218
IS - 6
ER -