Treating the patient who "can't" versus treating the patient who "won't".
Patients who can't do what they need to do should be treated differently than those who won't take responsibility for themselves. Mistakenly treating one as the other leads to a confusing sense of failure or may foster regression, and the clinical disagreement between colleagues readily takes on a characteristic moral tone.
D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D014836:Volition