In the terminally ill, a wish to die is a manifestation of depression and should be treated accordingly.
Vachon
M L S
ML
Departments of Psychiatry and Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada. maryvachon@sympatico.ca
D001293:Attitude to Death; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*