Providing patients with information about treatment choices: do unto others?
A variety of internal and external pressures may lead psychiatrists to promote intensive or intrusive treatments. However, when asked what treatment they would want for themselves they seem more likely to opt for less intensive treatments or no treatment at all. These differences highlight the importance of providing patients with enough information to enable them to make a fully informed choice about the treatment they receive.
Mike J
MJ
Crawford
Eoin
E
Dunlea
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002755:Choice Behavior; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011570:Psychiatry