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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 09 > Patients seeking assisted suicide may be depressed

Patients seeking assisted suicide may be depressed

Study suggests stronger screening for terminally ill who seek assistance

By William McCall / The Bulletin
October 9, 2008

PORTLAND — A new Oregon Health & Science University study suggests that one out of four terminally ill patients who request a prescription for a lethal overdose under Oregon’s landmark assisted suicide law may suffer from depression.

The study, published earlier this week....

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