Considering Patients’ Mental Capacity When Giving Them Bad News May Help Their Well-Being : A Case of Suicide Attempt after Being Informed of Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Joint Authors
Kobayashi, Toshiyuki
Kato, Satoshi
Takeuchi, Mitsuo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mental capacity is a central determinant of patients’ ability to make autonomous decisions about their care and deal with bad news.
Physicians should be cognizant of this when giving patients bad news in efforts to help them to cope with the illness and to avoid a deterioration of their mental well-being.
To show the importance of this concept, a case of suicide attempt with lung cancer is exemplified.
A 76-year-old woman attempted suicide after receiving a diagnosis of lung cancer.
Her recent life had been emotionally turbulent and she did not have sufficient mental capacity to accept and cope with this truth.
She developed depression before attempting suicide.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kobayashi, Toshiyuki& Kato, Satoshi& Takeuchi, Mitsuo. 2014. Considering Patients’ Mental Capacity When Giving Them Bad News May Help Their Well-Being : A Case of Suicide Attempt after Being Informed of Lung Cancer Diagnosis. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487809
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kobayashi, Toshiyuki…[et al.]. Considering Patients’ Mental Capacity When Giving Them Bad News May Help Their Well-Being : A Case of Suicide Attempt after Being Informed of Lung Cancer Diagnosis. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487809
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kobayashi, Toshiyuki& Kato, Satoshi& Takeuchi, Mitsuo. Considering Patients’ Mental Capacity When Giving Them Bad News May Help Their Well-Being : A Case of Suicide Attempt after Being Informed of Lung Cancer Diagnosis. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487809
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487809