Can patients just say no to treatment?

<p>"Deeming individuals 'non-decisional' for misinformed beliefs that are not representative of a psychiatric illness is inappropriate, unfairly medicalizes the narrative and incurs a risk of further public distrust of the health care system.</p> <p>It is not the province of psychiatry to adjudicate uncomfortable social discourse so much as to elicit it. Empathic listening — curiosity rather than social judgment — has always been the most profound and powerful tool at our disposal, and it must remain so."</p> <p><a href= "https://doctors.rush.edu/details/930/charles-hebert-psychiatry-chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles Hebert</a> is a psychiatrist.</p> <p>He shares her story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/01/can-patients-just-say-no-to-treatment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can patients just say no to treatment?</a>"</p> <p><strong>Did you enjoy today’s episode?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/rate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate and review</a> the show so more audiences can find <strong>The Podcast by KevinMD</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/follow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe on your favorite podcast app</a> to get notified when a new episode comes out.</p> <p><strong>Reflect and <a href="https://earnc.me/towKJT" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME</a> for this episode.</strong></p> <p>Also available in <a href= "https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/p/cme/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Category 1 CME bundles</a>.</p> <p><em>Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)<span role="image" aria-label="™">™</span>. <a href="https://about.cmefy.com/cme-info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="3" data-reactroot="">Learn more at about.cmefy.com/cme-info</a></em></p>