Publications by authors named "Koen Titeca"

Article Synopsis
  • The paper examines the emerging challenges in Medical Assistance in Dying on Psychiatric Grounds (MAID-PG) from ethical, clinical, and societal angles.
  • It highlights concerns about the increasing number of young individuals seeking MAID-PG and the influence of media representation, which may oversimplify complex issues and require better communication policies.
  • Additionally, it discusses the inadequacies in psychiatric care and the reluctance of psychiatrists to engage with MAID-PG requests, emphasizing the need for improved treatment strategies and integrated care approaches.
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To investigate the experience of psychiatrists who completed assessment procedures of euthanasia requests from adults with psychiatric conditions (APC) over the last 12 months. Between November 2018 and April 2019 a cross-sectional survey was sent to a sample of 753 psychiatrists affiliated with Belgian organisations of psychiatrists to gather detailed information on their latest experience with a completed euthanasia assessment procedure, irrespective of its outcome (i.e.

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Background: Continuation or maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (C/M-ECT) is recommended to reduce relapse rates of patients with major depressive disorder. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ECT services have come under pressure or needed to close because of redirected resources and safety reasons. We investigated the impact of C/M-ECT discontinuation on relapse in patients with unipolar depressive disorder in Flanders, Belgium.

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Background: Since its legalisation in 2002, the number of times euthanasia has been carried out in response to requests from adults with psychiatric conditions (APC) has continued to increase. However, little is known about why and how psychiatrists become engaged in the assessment of such euthanasia requests.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted between November 2018 and April 2019 of 499 psychiatrists affiliated with the Flemish Psychiatry Association.

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Background: Although the Belgian assessment pathway for legal euthanasia requires the engagement of at least one psychiatrist, little is known about psychiatrists' attitudes towards euthanasia for adults with psychiatric conditions (APC). This study aims to gauge psychiatrists' attitudes towards and readiness to engage in euthanasia assessment and/or performance procedures in APC.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey study was performed between November 2018 and April 2019.

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Background: The pharmacotherapeutic management of agitation is a common clinical challenge. Pharmacotherapy is frequently used, the use of published guidelines is not known. The purpose of this study was twofold; to describe the prescribing patterns of psychiatrists and emergency physicians and to evaluate to which extent guidelines are used.

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