Problem
Denial of rights of medical patients
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Lack of patient participation in medical decision-makingDisregard of patient's personal needs
Nature:
The doctor-patient relationship is not a therapeutic alliance in which the doctor and the patient decide together the best treatment, but usually the doctor alone decides the medically best treatment. Some argue that the lack of personalized care and involvement of patients in medical decision-making may further aggravate a patient's physical and psychological condition.
Broader Problems:
Denial of rights to vulnerable groupsUnethical practices of health servicesDenial of right to adequate medical care Narrower Problems:
Medical deceptionDenial of rights of patients suffering from mental illnessViolation of medical confidentialityRefusal to provide medical treatmentDenial of the right to medical consent Related Problems:
Uncoordinated expression of needsExcessive exposure of medical patients to radiationDenial to experimental animals of the right to freedom from suffering Strategies:
Denying rights of medical patientsRecognizing patient's personal needsProviding sufficient patient participation in medical decision-makingAbstaining from patient participation in medical decision-making References:
Peschel, Richard E and Peschel, Enid R: When a Doctor Hates a Patient: chapters from a young physicians life Subject(s):
Amenities → Living conditionsHealth Care → Hospitals
Medicine → Medicine
Policy-making → Policy
Social Activity → Participation
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST