2002
Physician-assisted suicide and palliative care: beliefs and empiricism in the policy debate.
Schwartz HI, Curry L. Physician-assisted suicide and palliative care: beliefs and empiricism in the policy debate. Connecticut Medicine 2002, 66: 699-702. PMID: 12476513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOULD ADEQUATE PALLIATIVE CARE OBVIATE ASSISTED SUICIDE?
Curry L, Schwartz HI, Gruman C, Blank K. COULD ADEQUATE PALLIATIVE CARE OBVIATE ASSISTED SUICIDE? Death Studies 2002, 26: 757-774. PMID: 12385345, DOI: 10.1080/07481180290106535.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Physicians' Voices on Physician-Assisted Suicide: Looking Beyond the Numbers
Curry L, Schwartz HI, Gruman C, Blank K. Physicians' Voices on Physician-Assisted Suicide: Looking Beyond the Numbers. Ethics & Behavior 2000, 10: 337-361. PMID: 11785548, DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1004_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician-assisted suicide in Connecticut: physicians' attitudes and experiences.
Curry L, Gruman C, Blank K, Schwartz H. Physician-assisted suicide in Connecticut: physicians' attitudes and experiences. Connecticut Medicine 2000, 64: 403-12. PMID: 10946478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician-assisted suicidePhysicians' attitudesSelf-administered mailed questionnairePresence of depressionPercent of respondentsPatient characteristicsUndetected depressionMailed questionnaireDillman methodologyLethal prescriptionPhysiciansMedical specialtiesConnecticut DepartmentDepressionEvaluation of riskPublic healthMost respondentsSuicideRiskTargeted samplesPast yearCertain risks
1999
The physician-assisted suicide policy dilemma: a pilot study of the views and experiences of Connecticut physicians.
Schwartz H, Curry L, Blank K, Gruman C. The physician-assisted suicide policy dilemma: a pilot study of the views and experiences of Connecticut physicians. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 1999, 27: 527-39; discussion 540-5. PMID: 10638782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolicy dilemmasPublic policyPhysician-assisted suicideReligious valuesCentral considerationSuch concernsPAS requestsProfessional disciplinesFamily practitionersAttitudesSubset of physiciansBeliefs of physiciansRole of depressionInfluence of depressionExperiencePractitionersPhysician characteristicsPractice patternsSubstantial challengesPolicyMost respondentsConnecticut physiciansPilot studyConcernDilemma