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Legal and Ethical Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Related to End-of-life Care and Decision Making

JAMES L. WERTH, Jr.

University of Akron

This article reviews legal and ethical considerations that mental health professionals will want to consider when being involved with people who are considering end-of-life care options and making end-of-life decisions. The author discusses legal issues (case law and state statutes), ethical issues (professional codes of ethics, ethical metaprinciples, cultural considerations, and ethical decision-making models), and standards of care (attitudes of mental health professionals, positions of large national mental health professional associations, and acceptable actions in end-of-life situations) related to end-of-life care and decision making.

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 46, No. 3, 373-388 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/000276402237770
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