Case Study: Resistance and Refusal

A case study in which a retarded and nonverbal woman at a long-term care facility began resisting her yearly routine gynecological examination is discussed. Brakman and Amari-Vaught discuss what should be done since the woman's guardian wants her to have the exam, but doctors have been unsucces...

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Published inThe Hastings Center report Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 22 - 23
Main Authors Brakman, Sarah-Vaughan, Amari-Vaught, Eileen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hastings-on-Hudson The Hastings Center 01.01.1999
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Case studies
Denial
General anesthesia
Gynecological examination
Inurement
Patient assessment
Patients
People with disabilities
Physical examinations
Physicians
State law
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Summary:A case study in which a retarded and nonverbal woman at a long-term care facility began resisting her yearly routine gynecological examination is discussed. Brakman and Amari-Vaught discuss what should be done since the woman's guardian wants her to have the exam, but doctors have been unsuccessful when trying to perform it.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
DOI:10.2307/3528535