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A 19-year-old female, who recently moved from her family's home in another state, is hospitalized for attempting suicide by taking an overdose of antidepressant medications. On the third day of her hospital stay, she insists, under threat of a lawsuit, that her medications be stopped and that she be discharged from the hospital so she "can go home and finish the job." Her sensorium is clear.
Her physician should
A. discharge her against medical advice (AMA)
B. honor her request and release her immediately
C. obtain an emergency order of detention
D. release her to go back to her parents' home
E. sedate her
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| paheli
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it's tricky, but i think it's C.
i say so, coz a doctor must do all she can to prevent the patient from doing harm to self/others. and the patient has indicated that she intends to 'finish the job' so, i feel she has the authority to detain her.
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| arlete
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I think it's C, you keep her hospitalized. But you can't medicate her if she refuses (according to Kaplan).
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| hope4dabest
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C...Suicidal cases are not to be released
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| new_n_lost
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paheli wrote:
it's tricky, but i think it's C.
i say so, coz a doctor must do all she can to prevent the patient from doing harm to self/others. and the patient has indicated that she intends to 'finish the job' so, i feel she has the authority to detain her.
So what would he doctor do ??  
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| new_n_lost
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The correct answer is C.
The physician should obtain an emergency order of detention, regardless of her threats of a lawsuit. The woman clearly still has suicidal intent, demonstrated by her expressed verbalizations, and is therefore a danger to herself.
Choices A, B, and D clearly place her in a position where she can carry out her plans to terminate her life.
Sedating her (choice E) is the second best choice since it will prevent her from taking her life; however, sedation does not give therapists the opportunity to address the underlying motivations for her suicidal ideation.
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| paheli
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 so, you know now that i'm a feminist!
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| new_n_lost
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ROFLMAO ok so off the topic
How would you classify me as ??
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a-HEM! you sure you wanna do this here, nnl? don't want to take it outside? we girls know how to defend ourselves these days, and don't mind settling it like gentleladies - outside!
soooooo off-topic!
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| new_n_lost
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paheli wrote:a-HEM! you sure you wanna do this here, nnl? don't want to take it outside? we girls know how to defend ourselves these days, and don't mind settling it like gentleladies - outside! soooooo off-topic!
A million answers pop up in my mind but u still havent answered my question. You would sterotype me as _______ ???
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| Ig F
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C...................emergency order of detention as she is clearly stating that she has to finish the job she left....she can harm herself and possibly someone else tooo..........
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