Posted by laima on January 6, 2007, at 9:24:55
In reply to Re: Patient paid to accept neuroleptic depot injec » laima, posted by SLS on January 6, 2007, at 8:00:26
You and Phillipa bring up valid points- but the program makes me feel uneasy to read about anyway. I am having a hard time putting my finger on why, precisely. Maybe it's because a psychiatrist once accused me of being psychotic when I told her zyprexa was making me feel strange and I extrapolated? (Ie- "You think this med makes you feel strange??!!") At the very least, I hope that more than one doctor makes the evaluation. But you're right, the same questions could be raised about other programs, hospitalizations, and such.
> > Wow- it sounds very dicey ethically. Who is to say who must get shots?
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> Or any other treatment.
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> > What if someone is desperately broke and gets shots that are not quite exactly right for them for this reason?
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> Great point.
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> However, why were the shots chosen by the doctor in the first place?
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> I guess if the patient were aware of the injection program, they could purposely be non-compliant or "act" non-compliant to enter it.
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> What if the incentive were not contingent upon any particular treatment? What if compliance to any agent could be verified with lab tests?
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> - Scott
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