The struggle for schizophrenia treatment: A case study
| Autor: | Maria Kozlowski-Gibson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Psychotherapist media_common.quotation_subject Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) Delusions Pathology and Forensic Medicine Treatment Refusal Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Dignity Legal Guardians 0302 clinical medicine Legal guardian medicine Humans Mental Competency Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Ohio media_common Jurisprudence Anosognosia Therapeutic jurisprudence medicine.disease Mental health humanities 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Involuntary treatment Personal Autonomy Agnosia Schizophrenia Schizophrenic Psychology Psychology Law 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 49:124-129 |
| ISSN: | 0160-2527 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.08.005 |
| Popis: | Individual of legal age with schizophrenia presenting anosognosia was abandoned, as a result of a court decision. Close family members were not allowed to provide medical follow-up, treatment, protection regarding his vulnerability, and preserve the dignity of their loved one. The issue was the court's prioritization of the autonomy of the individual over his mental health status. The purpose of this case study was to identify the pitfalls of a court case seeking medical follow-up and treatment for a family member with schizophrenia and anosognosia. The method was qualitative and the design was descriptive and instrumental, linking the law to the life experience resulting from the procedures for its implementation. This study examined the difference between clinical and medical–legal evaluation of the examinee. The application of the Therapeutic Jurisprudence principles to the high number of schizophrenia cases with anosognosia, the abandonment of the mentally ill, and family crisis call healthcare providers and the Judiciary for an improvement action of the process of guardianship. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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