dr jamesbicycle on Nostr: Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for mental health. I'm a shrink and generally ...

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
for mental health. I'm a shrink and generally against.
-inadequate MH treatment access: medication is not enough
-social determinants of MH like housing & loneliness
-we can't assess the diff between suicidality & a 'rational' wish to die when illness isn't itself terminal.

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