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Trotz der vielf\u00e4ltigen psychosozialen Herausforderungen finden Angeh\u00f6rige in Forschung, Versorgung sowie in ethischen und gesellschaftlichen Diskursen zu diesem Thema bislang nur unzureichende Beachtung. Der vorliegende Artikel bietet einen \u00dcberblick \u00fcber die Rolle der Angeh\u00f6rigen im Kontext des assistierten Suizids.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Bisherige Studien zeigen, dass Angeh\u00f6rige h\u00e4ufig mit moralischen Dilemmata, ambivalenten Emotionen sowie antizipatorischer Trauer konfrontiert sind. Dar\u00fcber hinaus \u00fcbernehmen sie oftmals organisatorische Aufgaben zur Unterst\u00fctzung der sterbewilligen Person und erleben nicht selten Stigmatisierung sowie daraus resultierende soziale Isolation. Zudem deuten bisherige Studienergebnisse darauf hin, dass Angeh\u00f6rige ein erh\u00f6htes Risiko f\u00fcr die Entwicklung psychischer Erkrankungen aufweisen k\u00f6nnen.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Gleichzeitig k\u00f6nnen bestimmte Merkmale des assistierten Suizids entlastend auf Angeh\u00f6rige wirken und die Verarbeitung des Verlusts positiv beeinflussen. Hierzu z\u00e4hlen unter anderem die M\u00f6glichkeit zur Abschiednahme, offene Kommunikation sowie die Einbindung in den Prozess des assistierten Suizids. Diese Befunde unterstreichen die Notwendigkeit spezifischer psychosozialer Unterst\u00fctzungsangebote f\u00fcr Angeh\u00f6rige sowie deren fr\u00fchzeitige Einbindung in relevante Prozesse.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00103-026-04194-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T20:50:55Z","timestamp":1770670255000},"page":"319-325","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Die Rolle der Angeh\u00f6rigen im Kontext des assistierten Suizids: Herausforderungen und Unterst\u00fctzungsbedarf","Relatives in the context of assisted dying: challenges and support needs"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"69","author":[{"given":"Birgit","family":"Wagner","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Hofmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"4194_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Castelli Dransart DA, Pillonel A (2025) \u201cI\u00a0thought I\u00a0was ready\u201d: Experiences and feelings of significant others and professionals on the assisted suicide day. 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