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Treatment Refusal
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Definition
: Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
for patient non-compliance index PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE see PATIENT COMPLIANCE; do not confuse with PHYSICIAN REFUSAL TO TREAT see REFUSAL TO TREAT
See Also
Informed Consent
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Mental Competency
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Patient Compliance
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Patient Dropouts
Other names
Refusal of Treatment; Patient Refusal of Treatment; Treatment Refusals; Refusals, Treatment; Refusal, Treatment; Patient Elopements; Elopements, Patient; Elopement, Patient; Patient Elopement
