Relatives and friends of a person who commits assisted suicide have a high rate of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, according to a Swiss study in he latest issue of European Psychiatry. “Witnessing the unnatural death of a significant person thus seems to have a strong impact on the bereaved, which may lead to severe mental health problems at 14 to 24 months post-loss.”
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“Significant stress after witnessing assisted suicide”
October 6, 2012
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