Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) for people with mental illness

Sara AlamyarOrange Health Service, Bloomfield Hospital - Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, NSW Australia, Duncan GeorgeSchool of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, The Albion Centre , Prince of Wales Hospital, Dubbo Base Hospital, CL Psychiatry, Linda SheahanDirector Palliative and End of Life Care and Clinical Ethics Service, South East Sydney Local Health District, Sydney Health Ethics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, School of Public Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on July 09, 2026

Abstract

Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo highlight the medical, legal, and ethical complexities of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) particularly for patients with mental illness, specifically within the state of New South Wales in Australia, and explore the role Psychiatrists involved ...