Posted by linkadge on June 16, 2007, at 17:19:02
In reply to Re: Standing in the shadows » linkadge, posted by Squiggles on June 16, 2007, at 16:10:43
>Yeah, it's a legal matter in your mind.
>You're not a Jehovah's witness btw;Are you saying that this person is stopping the medication because of his religius beliefs ?
That would be a different situation as its not only the psychiatric variables that are to be considered.
If the patient's religion tells them they should not take a medication, yet they do believe the medication helps them medically, then there is a problem. True it is still their decision, but the patient is not stopping it based on how they feel about the medical situation.
I would argue that the individual should be allowed to make their own personal decision. If it is a decision based on religion, then often pressures from family/church members are the driving force behind the decision, which is not right.
The decision should be based on the patients core wishes.
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