Rapid-Response Treatments for Depression and Requests for Physician-Assisted Death: An Ethical Analysis

Voices From the Field: Interview with Dan G. Blazer, MD, PhD Interviewed by Jordan F. Karp, MD

Voices From the Field: Interview with Dan G. Blazer, MD, PhD Interviewed by Jordan F. Karp, MD

Review of Management Considerations for Excoriation Disorder in Older Adults

Michael J. Mandarino PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, Lauren Stummer PharmD, BCPP, Ana F. Trueba PhD, Ipsit Vahia MD, Alexis Freedberg MD - Excoriation disorder (ED) is defined as compulsive skin picking that results in skin damage and emotional distress. Optimal management of ED includes individualized treatment plans consisting of psychotherapies, behavioral and pharmacologic interventions.

Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Neuroscience-Based Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approach

Brandon C. Yarns, M.D., M.S. Tongtong A. Zhu, M.D. Ali Najafian Jazi, M.D., M.S. regarding the article Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Neuroscience-Based Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approach

Targeting Slow Wave Sleep Deficiency in Late-Life Depression: A Case Series With Propofol

Rachel L. Rios, B.A.; MohammadMehdi Kafashan, Ph.D.; Orlandrea Hyche, B.S.; Emily Lenard, M.S.W.; Brendan P. Lucey, M.D., M.S.C.I.; Eric J. Lenze, M.D.; Ben Julian A. Palanca, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.I. regarding the article Targeting Slow Wave Sleep Deficiency in Late-Life Depression: A Case Series With Propofol

Rapid-Response Treatments for Depression and Requests for Physician-Assisted Death: An Ethical Analysis

Depression is common at the end of life, and there is longstanding concern that it may affect terminally ill patients’ decisions to request physician-assisted death (PAD). However, it is difficult for clinicians to determine the role of depression in a patient's PAD request.