I will once again make the analogy with a physical illness.
Contrary to what other have stated, since MAID has been authorized in our country, palliative care, which consists of treatment and support, has probably been offered more frequently, rather than the opposite. When we assess MAID requests, we are required to make sure that the patient has had access to various care options. We must ensure that their suffering is not linked to the fact that there are gaps in the provision of healthcare. We see that the patients are already receiving palliative care but that they no longer wish to, or that such care has been offered to them but they would prefer to have MAID.
In the case of a patient whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder, we are obligated to assess if there's something missing within the care on offer. We have to make sure that all resources have been used to help the patient.
All psychiatrists have been saying that these cases are rather rare, and the people would have received support from the healthcare system and would have had access to resources over many years.