Voluntary assisted dying: The expanded role of psychiatrists in Australia and New Zealand.

ASSISTED suicide laws; OCCUPATIONAL roles; TERMINAL care; SERIAL publications; ASSISTED suicide; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; MEDICAL personnel; FAMILIES; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; PHYSICIANS; INDIGENOUS peoples; SOCIAL psychology; MEDICAL research; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress

AUSTRALIA; NEW Zealand

The authors talk about the role of psychiatrists in Australia and New Zealand in dealing with voluntary assisted dying (VAD). They discuss the role of psychiatrists in VAD legislation in Australia and New Zealand, psychological effects of VAD on health practitioners, and VAD research opportunities in New Zealand.