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Physician-Assisted Suicide: Considering the Evidence, Existential Distress, and an Emerging Role for Psychiatry

Abilash A. Gopal
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2015, 43 (2) 183-190;
Abilash A. Gopal
Dr. Gopal is Assistant Clinical Professor, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
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vol. 43 no. 2 183-190
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26071508

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 12, 2015.

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  1. Abilash A. Gopal, MD
  1. Dr. Gopal is Assistant Clinical Professor, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Abilash A. Gopal, MD, 2161 Union St., Suite 3, San Francisco, CA 94123. E-mail: drgopalmd{at}gmail.com.
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