Keywords

Major depression, chronic persistent depression, euthanasia, medically assisted suicide, care for depressed people, psychological support, European Court of Justice

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Cembrani Fabio (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6214-6557; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Coroner, Contract Professor, University of Verona, Verona, Italy 

 

De Leo Diego – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8255-6480; Doctor of Medical Sciences, MD, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.