1. [A patient with a psychiatric disorder who refuses treatment of a somatic disease].
- Author
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Monden MA and Zandbergen MW
- Subjects
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell psychology, Commitment of Mentally Ill legislation & jurisprudence, Delusions complications, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Personality Disorders complications, Skin Neoplasms psychology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell therapy, Delusions psychology, Personality Disorders psychology, Skin Neoplasms therapy, Treatment Refusal
- Abstract
A woman aged 58 had been suffering for 11 years from a rodent ulcer to the face. The patient, who suffered from a delusional disorder associated with a personality disorder not otherwise defined, had all that time refused medical treatment. She was admitted by virtue of the Wet Bijzondere Opnemingen in Psychiatrische Ziekenhuizen (BOPZ; Bill on Compulsory Admission to Psychiatric Hospitals) because of 'major self-neglect with risk of death'; also, substitute permission was obtained from her son for somatic treatment by virtue of the Wet op de Geneeskundige Behandelingsovereenkomst (WGBO; Decree on the Medical Contract). It was found that the ulcer was no longer amenable to treatment.
- Published
- 1997