Ravi Parikh: When Paternalism Doesn’t Work for Patients

Paula detested the sitter. And, by extension, she detested the medical team that ordered the sitter. “It’s like you guys don’t trust me to take care of myself!” she exclaimed, tears running down her face. The fact was, we didn’t. Read more: Medicine, Patient Care, Doctor Patient Communication, Patient Centered Care, Paternalism, Residency, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Health, Health Care, Healthy Living News

Paula detested the sitter. And, by extension, she detested the medical team that ordered the sitter.
“It’s like you guys don’t trust me to take care of myself!” she exclaimed, tears running down her face. The fact was, we didn’t.

Read more: Medicine, Patient Care, Doctor Patient Communication, Patient Centered Care, Paternalism, Residency, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Health, Health Care, Healthy Living News

SOURCE: Mental Health on Huffington Post – Read entire story here.