"Treatment Refusal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
| Descriptor ID |
D016312
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.100.150.750.750 F01.145.488.887.750 I01.880.604.473.650.968 N03.706.437.650.875 N05.300.150.800.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Treatment Refusal- Treatment Refusal
- Refusal, Treatment
- Refusals, Treatment
- Treatment Refusals
- Patient Refusal of Treatment
- Refusal of Treatment
Anesthesia Refusal- Anesthesia Refusal
- Anesthesia Refusals
- Refusal, Anesthesia
- Refusals, Anesthesia
Patient Elopement- Patient Elopement
- Elopement, Patient
- Elopements, Patient
- Patient Elopements
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Treatment Refusal" by people in Profiles.
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McLafferty LP, Gopalan P, Azzam PN. Capacity evaluations in late-stage pregnancy. Psychosomatics. 2015 May-Jun; 56(3):298-301.
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Laine EE. How to lessen the risk of dental malpractice. Pa Dent J (Harrisb). 2014 Mar-Apr; 81(2):22-5.
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Mehta RS, Lenzner D, Argiris A. Race and health disparities in patient refusal of surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: a SEER cohort study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Mar; 19(3):722-7.
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Winter L, Parks SM, Diamond JJ. Ask a different question, get a different answer: why living wills are poor guides to care preferences at the end of life. J Palliat Med. 2010 May; 13(5):567-72.
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Levitan RM, Chudnofsky C, Sapre N. Emergency airway management in a morbidly obese, noncooperative, rapidly deteriorating patient. Am J Emerg Med. 2006 Nov; 24(7):894-6.
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Rogers DM, Crookston KP. The approach to the patient who refuses blood transfusion. Transfusion. 2006 Sep; 46(9):1471-7.
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Pinninti NR, Mago R. Injection site pain with long-acting risperidone. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 May; 66(5):656-7; author reply, 657.
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Joynt KE, Whellan DJ, O'Connor CM. Depression and cardiovascular disease: mechanisms of interaction. Biol Psychiatry. 2003 Aug 1; 54(3):248-61.
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Rovner BW, Steele CD, German P, Clark R, Folstein MF. Psychiatric diagnosis and uncooperative behavior in nursing homes. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1992 Apr-Jun; 5(2):102-5.