Euthanasia requests, procedures and outcomes for 100 Belgian patients suffering from psychiatric disorders: a retrospective, descriptive study.

Objectives: To identify patterns in euthanasia requests and practices relating to psychiatric patients; to generate recommendations for future research.

Design: Retrospective analysis of data obtained through medical file review.

Setting: Outpatient psychiatric clinical setting in the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, between October 2007 and December 2011; follow-up at the end of December 2012.