title: The psychological repercussions of New York State's do-not-resuscitate law. An American experience with mandated "truth-telling".
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lederberg
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003142:Communication; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D016224:Living Wills; D018447:Medical Futility; D009518:New York; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012151:Resuscitation; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States