Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm

Attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm are common and challenging presentations in the emergency department. A proportion of these patients refuse interventions and this presents the clinical, legal, and ethical dilemma as to whether treatment should be provided against their will. Multiple fact...

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Main Authors:	Charlotte Burrin, Natasha Faye Daniels, Rudolf N. Cardinal, Catherine Hayhurst, David Christmas, Jorge Zimbron
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6615723

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spelling	doaj-26d83edaa4de4480956c0d54a365191b2021-06-07T02:12:41ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-68382021-01-01202110.1155/2021/6615723Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-HarmCharlotte Burrin0Natasha Faye Daniels1Rudolf N. Cardinal2Catherine Hayhurst3David Christmas4Jorge Zimbron5University of Cambridge School of Clinical MedicineUniversity of Cambridge School of Clinical MedicineCambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)Emergency DepartmentCambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT)Attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm are common and challenging presentations in the emergency department. A proportion of these patients refuse interventions and this presents the clinical, legal, and ethical dilemma as to whether treatment should be provided against their will. Multiple factors influence this decision. It is difficult to foresee the multitude and magnitude of complications that can arise once it has been decided to treat individuals who do not consent. This case illustrates a particularly complex chain of events that occurred after treating someone against their will who presented with self-harm and suicidal ideation. These consequences are contrasted with those of not intervening when similar situations arose with the same patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6615723
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author	Charlotte Burrin Natasha Faye Daniels Rudolf N. Cardinal Catherine Hayhurst David Christmas Jorge Zimbron
spellingShingle	Charlotte Burrin Natasha Faye Daniels Rudolf N. Cardinal Catherine Hayhurst David Christmas Jorge Zimbron Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm Case Reports in Psychiatry
author_facet	Charlotte Burrin Natasha Faye Daniels Rudolf N. Cardinal Catherine Hayhurst David Christmas Jorge Zimbron
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title	Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm
title_short	Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm
title_full	Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm
title_fullStr	Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm
title_full_unstemmed	Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm
title_sort	iatrogenic complications of compulsory treatment in a patient presenting with an emotionally unstable personality disorder and self-harm
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Psychiatry
issn	2090-6838
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	Attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm are common and challenging presentations in the emergency department. A proportion of these patients refuse interventions and this presents the clinical, legal, and ethical dilemma as to whether treatment should be provided against their will. Multiple factors influence this decision. It is difficult to foresee the multitude and magnitude of complications that can arise once it has been decided to treat individuals who do not consent. This case illustrates a particularly complex chain of events that occurred after treating someone against their will who presented with self-harm and suicidal ideation. These consequences are contrasted with those of not intervening when similar situations arose with the same patient.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6615723
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Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm

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