"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.
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."
Charles Hebert is a psychiatrist.
He shares her story and discusses his KevinMD article, "Can patients just say no to treatment?"
https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/01/can-patients-just-say-no-to-treatment.html
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