Refusing Medical Treatment After Attempted Suicide

Legal and ethical aspects of refusing medical treatment after a suicide attempt: the Wooltorton case in the Australian context

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20712547

Refusing medical treatment after attempted suicide: rethinking

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21774276/

Refusing medical treatment after attempted suicide: rethinking capacity and coercive treatment in light of the Kerrie Wooltorton case. The inquest into the death of Kerrie Wooltorton in Norfolk, England, ignited extensive public debate on the scope of the …

Evaluation and Treatment of the Suicidal Patient | AAFP

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2012/0315/p602.html

After necessary medical stabilization in the event of a suicide attempt, an environment that provides adequate patient protection must be selected. Patients who …

Legal and ethical aspects of refusing medical treatment after a …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20712547/

When a patient presents to hospital after a suicide attempt and appears to refuse treatment, clinicians should first assess if he or she should be treated under …

Legal and ethical aspects of refusing medical …

https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2010/193/4/legal-and-ethical-aspects-refusing-medical-treatment-after-suicide-attempt

Abstract When a patient presents to hospital after a suicide attempt and appears to refuse treatment, clinicians should first... When …

To be or not to be: legal and ethical considerations in suicide ...

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-psychiatric-treatment/article/to-be-or-not-to-be-legal-and-ethical-considerations-in-suicide-prevention/9A22C85076F2CB19A931B22BC72E26E3

The consequence of this is a coercive anomaly in that, if one has full mental capacity, one can refuse any medical treatment; but it is not possible to refuse admission to a …

Do Patients Have the Right to Refuse Medical …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-patients-have-the-right-to-refuse-treatment-2614982

A parent or guardian may not refuse life-sustaining treatment or deny medical care for a child—not even if their religious beliefs discourage specific medical treatments. That means parents …

Despite Law, Health Plans Refuse Medical Claims …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/18/279014945/despite-law-health-plans-refuse-medical-claims-related-to-suicide

Dealing with the aftermath of a suicide or attempted suicide is stressful enough. But some health plans make a harrowing experience worse by refusing to cover medical costs for injuries...

[PDF] Refusing medical treatment after attempted suicide: …

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Journal of law and medicine. The inquest into the death of Kerrie Wooltorton in Norfolk, England, ignited extensive public debate on the scope of the common law right to refuse …

Refusing Medical Treatment: Do You Have the Right …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-nourishment/202103/refusing-medical-treatment-do-you-have-the-right-say-no

The right to refuse medical treatment can only be overridden when a patient is deemed by a court to be lacking in decisional capacity. Case Scenario: A 60-year-old patient who is COVID-19...

Refusing Medical Treatment After Attempted Suicide: Rethinking …

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This article argues that decisions about whether to give medical treatment despite an apparent refusal should be based solely on a determination of the patient's …