... depression or a false sense of worthlessness which may affect their judgment. Their decision-making may equally be affected by confusion, dementia or troublesome symptoms that could be relieved with appropriate treatment. Patients who on admission say 'let me die' usually after effective symptom relief are most grateful that their request was not acceded to. Terminally ill patients also adapt to a level ... forced to live against their will, they refer to not complying with a patient's request for death. At some point the attempts to postpone death by any means are unwise and inhumane. ...

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