[HTML][HTML] European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) framework for palliative sedation: an ethical discussion

N Juth, A Lindblad, N Lynöe, M Sjöstrand… - BMC Palliative Care, 2010 - Springer
Background The aim of this paper is to critically discuss some of the ethically controversial
issues regarding continuous deep palliative sedation at the end of life that are addressed in …

Paternalism in the name of autonomy

M Sjöstrand, S Eriksson, N Juth… - Journal of Medicine …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Different ideas of the normative relevance of autonomy can give rise to profoundly different
action-guiding principles in healthcare. If autonomy is seen as a value rather than as a right …

Coercive treatment and autonomy in psychiatry

M Sjöstrand, G Helgesson - Bioethics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
There are three lines of argument in defence of coercive treatment of patients with mental
disorders: arguments regarding (1) societal interests to protect others,(2) the patients' own …

[HTML][HTML] Ethical deliberations about involuntary treatment: interviews with Swedish psychiatrists

M Sjöstrand, L Sandman, P Karlsson, G Helgesson… - BMC medical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Involuntary treatment is a key issue in healthcare ethics. In this study, ethical
issues relating to involuntary psychiatric treatment are investigated through interviews with …

[HTML][HTML] A palliative care approach in psychiatry: clinical implications

M Strand, M Sjöstrand, A Lindblad - BMC Medical Ethics, 2020 - Springer
Background Traditionally, palliative care has focused on patients suffering from life-
threatening somatic diseases such as cancer or progressive neurological disorders. In …

Autonomy-based arguments against physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: a critique

M Sjöstrand, G Helgesson, S Eriksson… - Medicine, Health Care and …, 2013 - Springer
Respect for autonomy is typically considered a key reason for allowing physician assisted
suicide and euthanasia. However, several recent papers have claimed this to be grounded …

Towards a palliative care approach in psychiatry: do we need a new definition?

A Lindblad, G Helgesson, M Sjöstrand - Journal of medical ethics, 2019 - jme.bmj.com
Psychiatry today is mainly practised within a curative framework. However, many mental
disorders are persistent and negatively affect quality of life as well as life expectancy. This …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptions of decision-making capacity in psychiatry: interviews with Swedish psychiatrists

M Sjöstrand, P Karlsson, L Sandman, G Helgesson… - BMC Medical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Decision-making capacity is a key concept in contemporary healthcare ethics.
Previous research has mainly focused on philosophical, conceptual issues or on evaluation …

Authenticity and psychiatric disorder: does autonomy of personal preferences matter?

M Sjöstrand, N Juth - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2014 - Springer
In healthcare ethics there is a discussion regarding whether autonomy of personal
preferences, what sometimes is referred to as authenticity, is necessary for autonomous …

Moral differences in deep continuous palliative sedation and euthanasia

N Juth, A Lindblad, N Lynöe, M Sjöstrand… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2013 - spcare.bmj.com
In palliative care there is much debate about which end of life treatment strategies are
legitimate and which are not. Some writers argue that there is an important moral dividing …