Palliative Care Rounds
Palliative Care After Attempted Suicide in the Absence of Premorbid Terminal Disease: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

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Abstract

Palliative care involvement in the management of incomplete suicide in patients without terminal illness is rare. This paper documents two such cases and explores some of the clinical and ethical issues raised.

Key Words

Palliative care
attempted suicide

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