Thank you very much.
I would like to hear from Dr. Trew and Mr. Rahim in response to a comment by Dr. Nicolini that we really don't have enough clarity on what the end stage of mental illness is, as we would in diabetes or cancer. I'm not 100% sure that I agree with that. I'm thinking that the end stage for far too many people is suicide, but I'd like the comparison to be clear.
If you have a cancer diagnosis and you don't want more treatment, yes, it's possible that a miracle might come along, a miracle cure, but you might choose to say, “No, I don't want that option. I don't want to live like this.”
Why is it not the same, then, if treatment is not acceptable to you, with a mental disability that you've taken treatment for, but you don't want to wait for some miracle cure that might come along? Are those two situations not roughly the same?
Dr. Trew, if you would, please begin, and then we'll hear from Mr. Rahim.