Victim of Abuse, or Bully? The Case of the 800-Pound Man
| Autor: | David P. Schenck, Lori A. Roscoe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
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Patient Transfer Domestic Violence medicine.medical_specialty Bariatric Surgery Poison control Interpersonal communication Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Interpersonal relationship Weight loss Weight Loss Injury prevention medicine Humans Family Interpersonal Relations Mood Disorders Body Weight Bullying General Medicine Middle Aged Diet Obesity Morbid Family medicine Domestic violence medicine.symptom Psychology Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. |
| ISSN: | 2157-1740 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/nib.0.0000 |
| Popis: | Obesity in the United States has been declared both a disease and an epidemic. Physicians have thus been identified as the "experts" in managing weight loss, but they have few effective solutions to recommend except bariatric surgery. Most physicians and medical facilities are unprepared to manage the complex medical needs of obese patients, and most families are unprepared to manage the dietary issues in helping a family member lose weight, much less the physical, psychological, and interpersonal issues that surface. This case explores the medical, ethical, and communication challenges that arose in the case of a patient who weighed 800 pounds. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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