Against Medical Advice : Addressing Treatment Refusal.

Front Cover -- Back Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Free Book Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Disclaimer -- About the Authors -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: When Medical Treatment and Patient Needs Clash -- Chapter 2: Overview and Reasons for Treatment Refusals -- Chapter 3: Childhood Vaccines, Hesitancy, and Refusals -- Chapter 4: Pediatric Healthcare, Ethics, and Children's Rights -- Chapter 5: Legal Implications and Consent: Informed Consent, Assent, and Parental Permission -- Chapter 6: Legal Perspectives of Treatment Refusal: Refusal Defined -- Chapter 7: In the Name of Religion: Historical Influences to Legal Exemptions -- Chapter 8: Adult Medical Treatment Refusals, Limitations, and Delays -- Chapter 9: Overview of Religious Doctrines -- Chapter 10: The Importance of Cultural Competence -- Chapter 11: Professional Groups' Reactions to Treatment Refusal: Nursing, Medicine, Researchers, and Journalists -- Chapter 12: Overview of Professional Interventions: Power Distance, Negotiation, and Safety -- Appendix A: Reasons for Parental Decisions to Refuse Medical Treatment -- Appendix B: Guidelines for Staff Facing Parental Refusal of Pediatric Vaccines or Medical Treatments -- Appendix C: Guidelines for Staff Facing Adult Refusal of Medical Treatments -- Appendix D: Loss of Parental Guardianship: Court Overriding of a Parent's Right to Refuse Medical Treatment -- Appendix E: Common Concerns About Vaccine Administration -- Appendix F: Pandemics and Trust in Rapid Vaccine Creation, Distribution, and Mandates -- Appendix G: Best Interest and the Law: Should State Statutes on Child Abuse Be Modified? -- Appendix H: Spiritual Abuse Defined -- Appendix I: Resources for More Information -- References -- Index.

This book provides the historical background, legal implications and ethical concerns when individuals or families either limit, refuse or delay traditional Western medical care based on their religious, cultural or philosophical beliefs. Findings from recent ethnographic research, clinical guidelines and latest technology are shared to provide examples of current refusal scenarios and to demonstrate the impact on those involved.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.