Hastened death practices are legal in several countries. Psychologists are increasingly taking a more active role in end-of-life issues, but the role of psychologists in requests to hasten death is not established. This study aims to contribute guidance for psychological practice in the context of requests to hasten death. We conducted a cross-sectional and cross-cultural study with Psychologists from Portugal and Luxembourg who answer closed and open questions to provide views about their role in hastened death. Psychological assessment, psychological support to patient and family, the exploration of patient decision-making and reorientation of patients were viewed as roles for psychologists. However, these roles may differ depending whether the patient has a terminal or non-terminal illness.

加速死亡做法在一些国家是合法的。心理学家在临终问题上越来越积极地发挥作用，但心理学家在加速死亡请求中的作用尚未确定。这项研究旨在为加速死亡请求背景下的心理实践提供指导。我们与来自葡萄牙和卢森堡的心理学家进行了一项横断面和跨文化的研究，他们回答了封闭式和开放式问题，以提供关于他们在加速死亡中所扮演的角色的观点。心理评估、对患者及其家人的心理支持、探索患者决策和重新定位患者被视为心理学家的角色。然而，这些角色可能会有所不同，具体取决于患者是否患有绝症或非绝症。