Document 0085
 DOCN  M95A0085
 TI    Euthanasia and HIV disease: how can physicians respond?
 DT    9510
 AU    Voigt RF; St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
 SO    J Palliat Care. 1995 Summer;11(2):38-41. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95318815
 AB    By accepting the role of caregiver, the physician can do much to
       decrease the fear surrounding death. By providing an opportunity for a
       patient to discuss his ideas and feelings about his own death,
       physicians can better prepare their patients and themselves for the
       inevitable. None of us can reverse the dying process. By accepting the
       fact of death and by reframing our goals to provide care that promotes
       comfort and dignity, the act of watching our patients die becomes not
       only bearable but also serene.
 DE    Advance Directives  *Attitude to Death  Depression/PSYCHOLOGY
       *Euthanasia  Fear  Human  HIV Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  Physician-Patient
       Relations  Social Support  Suicide/PSYCHOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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