Burnell G M
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, USA.
Hawaii Med J. 1995 Apr;54(4):510-3.
Terminally ill patients who refuse life-supporting treatments and express a wish to die are often viewed in the same light as suicidal patients who are medically well. Terminally ill patients who are depressed should be treated with antidepressants, but if the wish to die persists, it should be respected.
拒绝维持生命治疗并表达想死意愿的绝症患者，常被视为与身体状况良好的自杀患者一样。患有抑郁症的绝症患者应接受抗抑郁药物治疗，但如果想死的意愿持续存在，就应予以尊重。
