Waldfogel S, Meadows S
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 1996 May;18(3):173-82. doi: 10.1016/0163-8343(96)00003-5.
The authors explore the difficulties present in the capacity evaluation of patients with strong religious beliefs. The article reviews the legal protection for treatment refusal on religious grounds as well as psychiatry's approach to religion. Clinical cases encountered in an urban hospital are presented to highlight how the conflicts among psychiatric, religious, and legal issues can be resolved. Suggestions are made for incorporating an exploration of religious values into the capacity assessment.
作者探讨了对具有强烈宗教信仰的患者进行能力评估时存在的困难。本文回顾了基于宗教理由拒绝治疗的法律保护以及精神病学对宗教的处理方式。文中呈现了一家城市医院遇到的临床案例,以突出精神科、宗教和法律问题之间的冲突该如何解决。文中还就将宗教价值观探索纳入能力评估提出了建议。